The temperature on October 13, 1907 was between 7.4 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
April 15 » Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
Day of death August 5, 1983
The temperature on August 5, 1983 was between 13.0 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
March 16 » Demolition of the Ismaning radio transmitter, the last wooden radio tower in Germany.
April 22 » The German magazine Stern claims the "Hitler Diaries" had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
April 25 » Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.
August 18 » Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
November 10 » Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.
December 27 » Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.
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