The temperature on September 17, 1905 was between 7.2 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
November 12 » Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly independent country.
November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
November 28 » Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
Day of death March 17, 1975
The temperature on March 17, 1975 was between -1.5 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 5 » The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
February 9 » The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
March 27 » Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
September 15 » The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica).
September 16 » The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.
October 16 » Three-year-old Rahima Banu, from Bangladesh, is the last known case of naturally occurring smallpox.
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