The temperature on October 3, 1907 was between 5.0 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
April 15 » Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
Day of marriage May 16, 1928
The temperature on May 16, 1928 was between 1.9 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
Day of death November 1, 1936
The temperature on November 1, 1936 was between 5.3 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
March 29 » Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum.
July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
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