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.
June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
Day of death April 15, 1966
The temperature on April 15, 1966 was between -0.5 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 31 » The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program.
March 4 » A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people.
March 19 » 1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team wins the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
August 18 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
August 29 » The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
November 2 » The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
Day of burial April 18, 1966
The temperature on April 18, 1966 was between 3.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 15.0 mm of rain during 9.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 23 » In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.
March 19 » 1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team wins the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
May 6 » Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.
June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
June 13 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
November 13 » In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
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