The temperature on August 16, 1924 was between 7.7 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
September 17 » The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.
September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.
Day of marriage May 31, 1946
The temperature on May 31, 1946 was between 10.0 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 11 » Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
January 24 » The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
January 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
March 1 » The Bank of England is nationalised.
July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
December 20 » The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.
Day of death May 24, 2001
The temperature on May 24, 2001 was between 9.3 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 14.8 hours of sunshine (92%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 4 » BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
September 17 » The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
September 21 » Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.
November 12 » In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
November 23 » The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
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