The temperature on June 15, 1913 was between 6.1 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
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".
Day of death December 26, 1994
The temperature on December 26, 1994 was between -0.5 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 7 » Rwandan genocide: Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda.
May 10 » Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
August 12 » Major League Baseball players go on strike, forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
November 20 » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)
December 14 » Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
December 24 » Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers, Algeria. Over the course of three days three passengers are killed, as are all four terrorists.
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