The temperature on April 8, 1912 was between 6.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.
Day of marriage September 21, 1949
The temperature on September 21, 1949 was between 6.1 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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).
February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
November 15 » Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
Day of death August 6, 1956
The temperature on August 6, 1956 was between 5.4 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.
December 2 » The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
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