In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 18 » Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.
November 8 » The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
Day of marriage May 8, 1914
The temperature on May 8, 1914 was between 6.9 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
August 12 » World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
Day of death October 6, 1944
The temperature on October 6, 1944 was between 4.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 10 » World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.
June 20 » World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".
September 28 » World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
October 29 » The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
November 16 » World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched.
November 21 » World War II: American submarine USS Sealion sinks the Japanese battleship Kongō and Japanese destroyer Urakaze in the Formosa Strait.
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