The temperature on November 21, 1913 was between 7.1 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
Day of death May 4, 1976
The temperature on May 4, 1976 was between 3.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 9 » Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date.
June 5 » The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses.
July 17 » East Timor is annexed, and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
September 3 » Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
October 13 » The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
October 20 » The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
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