The temperature on July 21, 1906 was between 9.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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.
February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
Day of death July 31, 1947
The temperature on July 31, 1947 was between 12.8 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
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