The temperature on May 24, 1912 was between 7.2 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after 3⁄2 years in Sing Sing prison.
Day of marriage September 2, 1936
The temperature on September 2, 1936 was between 9.4 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
Day of death June 22, 1950
The temperature on June 22, 1950 was between 10.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.
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