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.
March 18 » Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
December 18 » Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Day of marriage December 14, 1917
The temperature on December 14, 1917 was between 4.8 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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.
January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
Day of death February 23, 1974
The temperature on February 23, 1974 was between -0.2 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 4 » M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
May 28 » Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
June 30 » The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins.
September 17 » Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
November 22 » The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
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