The temperature on January 18, 1911 was between 1.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 18 » Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USSPennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
Day of marriage December 17, 1946
The temperature on December 17, 1946 was between -8.9 °C and -3.0 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
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.
May 9 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.
May 25 » The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
September 2 » The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
Day of death September 29, 1971
The temperature on September 29, 1971 was between 3.5 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 29 » My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
May 1 » Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.
July 5 » The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
September 8 » In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
October 21 » A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
November 15 » Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
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