The temperature on July 7, 1892 was about 17.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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.
February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
June 7 » Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
July 6 » Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
Day of marriage April 17, 1914
The temperature on April 17, 1914 was between 1.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
Day of death August 19, 1987
The temperature on August 19, 1987 was between 14.4 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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.
July 29 » Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
August 19 » Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
October 7 » Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.
November 1 » British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
December 7 » Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146-200A, crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground.
December 9 » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
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