The temperature on August 20, 1907 was between 8.0 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.
Day of marriage May 7, 1936
The temperature on May 7, 1936 was between 10.8 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
March 7 » Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
August 4 » Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
December 23 » Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.
Day of death June 10, 1971
The temperature on June 10, 1971 was between 11.3 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
May 1 » Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.
May 31 » In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
July 12 » The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
October 25 » The People's Republic of China replaces the Republic of China at the United Nations.
November 15 » Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
December 20 » The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France.
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