The temperature on April 23, 1891 was about 10.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
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.
March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
Day of marriage November 13, 1912
The temperature on November 13, 1912 was between -0.4 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
Day of death August 12, 1954
The temperature on August 12, 1954 was between 11.0 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 22 » Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
June 9 » Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
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