The temperature on February 8, 1913 was between 2.6 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
February 5 » Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
Day of death January 11, 1992
The temperature on January 11, 1992 was between -3.7 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -2.6 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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.
January 6 » President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
March 31 » The USSMissouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
May 7 » Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
May 24 » The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
October 4 » The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.
October 27 » United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.
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