The temperature on July 31, 1924 was between 11.5 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.
December 24 » Albania becomes a republic.
Day of death February 23, 1975
The temperature on February 23, 1975 was between -1.3 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
February 13 » Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
April 29 » Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.
May 6 » During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide.
July 12 » São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
November 11 » Independence of Angola.
November 28 » East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.
Day of burial February 27, 1975
The temperature on February 27, 1975 was between -3.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
March 27 » Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
April 3 » Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
April 4 » Vietnam War: A United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transporting orphans, crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, killing 172 people.
June 4 » The Governor of California Jerry Brown signs the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act into law, the first law in the U.S. giving farmworkers collective bargaining rights.
September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
September 30 » The AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. Eight years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line.
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