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.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
July 22 » The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3hp petrol engined Peugeot.
September 15 » First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.
Day of death January 1, 1983
The temperature on January 1, 1983 was between -1.9 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (33%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
August 18 » Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
September 19 » Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
September 23 » Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.
November 7 » United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.
November 27 » Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181.
December 31 » The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.
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