The temperature on January 23, 1912 was between 0.6 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
September 28 » Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
October 14 » Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
Day of death October 1, 1989
The temperature on October 1, 1989 was between 12.0 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
February 14 » Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
May 20 » The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
August 8 » Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
September 8 » Partnair Flight 394 dives into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade.
November 13 » Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father.
December 28 » A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.
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