The temperature on December 12, 1893 was about 2.3 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
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.
April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
June 13 » Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
Day of marriage April 1, 1923
The temperature on April 1, 1923 was between -0.3 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
October 22 » The royalist Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic.
Day of death March 21, 1972
The temperature on March 21, 1972 was between -0.1 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
January 30 » Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
February 3 » The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history.
May 8 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
August 11 » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
August 16 » In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
August 22 » Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
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