The temperature on September 23, 1893 was about 10.3 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
Day of death August 15, 1978
The temperature on August 15, 1978 was between 13.3 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
May 4 » The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
June 9 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
June 28 » The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
July 7 » The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
July 25 » Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
August 13 » One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
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