The temperature on July 17, 1894 was about 16.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
September 1 » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
September 15 » First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
Day of marriage June 26, 1959
The temperature on June 26, 1959 was between 15.7 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
Day of death April 13, 1972
The temperature on April 13, 1972 was between 3.2 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
January 30 » The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained.
April 16 » Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
May 5 » Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
August 11 » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
November 7 » US President Richard Nixon is re-elected President.
December 18 » Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
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