The temperature on May 14, 1911 was between 11.3 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 2 » The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
December 29 » Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
Day of death April 14, 1989
The temperature on April 14, 1989 was between 7.3 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 26.1 mm of rain during 10.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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.
March 12 » Sir Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the world wide web.
April 26 » The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless.
August 20 » The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.
October 15 » Eight of those convicted in the Rivonia Trial are released from prison.
December 15 » Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights relating the abolition of capital punishment is adopted.
December 25 » Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.
Day of burial April 19, 1989
The temperature on April 19, 1989 was between 3.4 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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.
July 17 » First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
July 19 » United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.
October 26 » China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after take off from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board.
November 7 » Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.
November 17 » Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
December 2 » The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai is signed and ratified by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand, ending the over two-decade-long communist insurgency in Malaysia.
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