March 22 » Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.
May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
June 27 » The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
August 31 » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
October 22 » In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33ft) to the road below.
November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
Day of marriage May 19, 1917
The temperature on May 19, 1917 was between 11.4 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
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 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death February 13, 1971
The temperature on February 13, 1971 was between 3.9 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
August 5 » The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
August 10 » The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
September 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
Day of burial February 18, 1971
The temperature on February 18, 1971 was between 1.8 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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