March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of marriage June 8, 1923
The temperature on June 8, 1923 was between 6.1 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
July 24 » The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
September 12 » Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
November 8 » Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.
Day of death November 18, 1988
The temperature on November 18, 1988 was between 5.4 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
April 10 » The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
April 18 » The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
August 31 » Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14.
September 12 » Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
November 8 » U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president.
November 15 » The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
Day of burial November 23, 1988
The temperature on November 23, 1988 was between 3.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 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.
April 10 » The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
June 27 » The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
August 8 » The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
October 17 » Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.
October 27 » Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
November 15 » The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
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