The temperature on January 21, 1906 was between 1.8 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
February 18 » Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
Day of marriage May 6, 1932
The average temperature on May 6, 1932 was 5.7 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 12 » Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
Day of death December 17, 1974
The temperature on December 17, 1974 was between 4.4 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 22 » Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but is killed by police.
March 1 » Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
April 1 » The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
October 5 » Bombs planted by the PIRA kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
November 22 » The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
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