In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Day of marriage September 11, 1914
The temperature on September 11, 1914 was between 13.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
August 9 » Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
November 1 » World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMSGood Hope and HMSMonmouth.
November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
Day of death July 14, 1974
The temperature on July 14, 1974 was between 12.1 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 17 » Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
May 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
June 26 » The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
August 7 » Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417m) in the air.
September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
December 19 » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Day of burial July 18, 1974
The temperature on July 18, 1974 was between 7.5 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 7 » Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
February 22 » The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
March 3 » Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
May 17 » Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
September 8 » Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
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