The temperature on October 24, 1912 was between 3.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
September 28 » The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
Day of death June 22, 1913
The temperature on June 22, 1913 was between 8.2 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
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".
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