The temperature on February 18, 1909 was between -3.0 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
Day of marriage May 2, 1944
The temperature on May 2, 1944 was between 8.0 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
June 26 » World War II: San Marino, a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 civilian deaths.
July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
August 5 » World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
August 29 » World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
September 15 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Quebec as part of the Octagon Conference to discuss strategy.
November 4 » World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
Day of death July 7, 1986
The temperature on July 7, 1986 was between 9.9 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 19 » Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka.
June 22 » The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
September 23 » Houston Astros' Jim Deshaies sets a record, striking out the first eight batters he faces against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
October 27 » The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
November 25 » The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.
November 29 » The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children.
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