The temperature on August 23, 1908 was between 7.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 24.1 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
Day of marriage February 28, 1934
The temperature on February 28, 1934 was between -1.2 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
May 21 » Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
June 19 » The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
August 22 » Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
November 23 » An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
Day of death June 25, 1984
The temperature on June 25, 1984 was between 11.2 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
February 10 » Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre.
February 24 » Tyrone Mitchell perpetrates the 49th Street Elementary School shooting in Los Angeles, killing two children and injuring 12 more.
March 6 » In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners.
July 28 » Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
November 2 » Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.
December 19 » The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997 is signed in Beijing, China by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher.
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