The temperature on January 29, 1913 was between -3.0 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.
December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
Day of death December 16, 1956
The temperature on December 16, 1956 was between 10.9 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
September 13 » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
October 21 » The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated.
November 1 » The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.
November 2 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy requests UN aid for Hungary. Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito.
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