The temperature on December 24, 1907 was between -1.8 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.
Day of marriage May 20, 1943
The temperature on May 20, 1943 was between 8.3 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 14 » World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.
February 23 » Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece.
April 18 » World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
July 23 » World War II: The British destroyers HMSEclipse and HMSLaforey sink the Italian submarineAscianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMSNewfoundland.
October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
December 5 » World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.
Day of death December 31, 1974
The temperature on December 31, 1974 was between 4.4 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
February 4 » The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
March 8 » Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
June 29 » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
August 30 » A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
September 17 » Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
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