The temperature on September 13, 1912 was between 6.1 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
March 6 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
Day of death August 23, 1949
The temperature on August 23, 1949 was between 13.2 °C and 29.1 °C and averaged 21.4 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
December 4 » Sir Duncan George Stewart was fatally stabbed by Rosli Dhobi, a member leader of the Rukun 13, in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state.
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