The temperature on January 8, 1905 was between -0.5 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
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.
April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
September 23 » Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.
Day of marriage June 12, 1928
The temperature on June 12, 1928 was between 6.3 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
Day of death May 17, 1962
The temperature on May 17, 1962 was between 8.1 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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