The temperature on June 10, 1913 was between 10.4 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 16.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
Day of marriage January 31, 1946
The temperature on January 31, 1946 was between 2.8 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 19 » General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
April 5 » A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
June 1 » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
July 4 » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
October 1 » Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials.
Day of death April 27, 1973
The temperature on April 27, 1973 was between 2.9 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 8 » Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.
April 4 » The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City are officially dedicated.
July 5 » A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
July 21 » In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre.
September 18 » The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations.
October 10 » U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
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