The temperature on July 20, 1908 was between 13.5 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
Day of death December 23, 1969
The temperature on December 23, 1969 was between -0.3 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 16 » A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.
May 2 » The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
June 23 » IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry.
July 20 » Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later.
August 12 » Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
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