The temperature on December 18, 1913 was between -1.8 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
Day of marriage January 25, 1947
The temperature on January 25, 1947 was between -10.3 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -5.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
December 17 » First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
Day of death August 30, 1990
The temperature on August 30, 1990 was between 10.1 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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