The temperature on January 20, 1923 was between 0.7 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
October 31 » The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
Day of marriage November 20, 1947
The temperature on November 20, 1947 was between -2.8 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
Day of death January 23, 1998
The temperature on January 23, 1998 was between -3.1 and 1.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 14 » An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120.
February 16 » China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and seven more on the ground.
March 4 » Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
June 25 » In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
September 14 » Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
December 31 » The European Exchange Rate Mechanism freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone, and establishes the value of the euro currency.
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