February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
Day of marriage March 30, 1923
The temperature on March 30, 1923 was between 3.2 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
February 10 » Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas
February 15 » Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
November 8 » Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.
Day of death November 11, 1988
The temperature on November 11, 1988 was between 12.0 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
April 14 » In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
June 4 » Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500.
June 27 » The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
August 8 » The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
August 17 » President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
October 27 » Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
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