The temperature on February 23, 1920 was between -2.5 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
June 4 » Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris.
August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
October 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
November 28 » FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations), the first international organization of war veterans is established in Paris, France
Day of marriage June 12, 1941
The temperature on June 12, 1941 was between 3.3 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
January 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
April 1 » Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
May 15 » First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
June 3 » World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.
June 8 » World War II: The Allies commence the Syria-Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.
Day of death January 17, 2005
The temperature on January 17, 2005 was between 3.4 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 7.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 29 » The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
March 28 » An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
May 10 » A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 60 feet from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.
October 19 » Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
October 22 » Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms.
December 3 » XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
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