The temperature on December 17, 1904 was between 6.1 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
Day of marriage August 2, 1939
The temperature on August 2, 1939 was between 12.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
September 1 » The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.
September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
September 18 » World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
November 8 » In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
Day of death February 23, 1943
The temperature on February 23, 1943 was between 0.9 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 24 » US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
October 8 » World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.
November 22 » Lebanon gains independence from France.
November 23 » World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.
December 5 » World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.
December 24 » World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for the Invasion of Normandy.
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