The temperature on May 20, 1907 was between 1.8 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
Day of marriage January 2, 1932
The temperature on January 2, 1932 was between 0.9 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
May 20 » Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
June 17 » Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
December 7 » German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
Day of death October 31, 1973
The temperature on October 31, 1973 was between 6.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
June 20 » Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board.
August 5 » Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.
November 1 » The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
December 15 » John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.
December 15 » The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.
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