The temperature on October 23, 1919 was between -2.1 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 8 » Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
June 15 » John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
August 11 » Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
September 18 » The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
September 22 » The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
Day of death October 5, 1989
The temperature on October 5, 1989 was between 5.4 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (87%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
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.
March 24 » In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000m) of crude oil after running aground.
April 26 » People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests.
May 20 » The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
May 29 » Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States, allowing the manufacture of parts of the F-16 jet fighter plane in Egypt.
July 5 » Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
November 13 » Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father.
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