The temperature on May 13, 1913 was between 7.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".
Day of death May 26, 1993
The temperature on May 26, 1993 was between 10.5 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (44%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 8 » General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
April 23 » Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
May 10 » In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers.
July 25 » Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese call the Seven-Day War.
November 1 » The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
November 17 » United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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