The temperature on November 23, 1906 was between 4.9 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
December 4 » Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Day of death April 21, 1947
The temperature on April 21, 1947 was between 8.8 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
March 25 » An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
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