The temperature on March 3, 1914 was between 0.7 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). 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.
March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
Day of death January 8, 1991
The temperature on January 8, 1991 was between 3.4 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (44%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
February 1 » A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
April 5 » An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter.
June 12 » Russians first democratically elected Boris Yeltsin as the President of Russia.
August 30 » Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
October 7 » Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb, Croatia.
October 18 » The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
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