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.
January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
May 21 » The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.
June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
September 1 » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
Day of marriage November 6, 1917
The temperature on November 6, 1917 was between 2.0 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 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 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
Day of death November 5, 1981
The temperature on November 5, 1981 was between 1.9 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (51%). 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 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
February 24 » The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affected Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people were killed, 400 were injured, and damage totaled $812million.
April 14 » STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia completes its first test flight.
May 12 » Francis Hughes, Provisional IRA hunger striker, dies in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland.
June 18 » The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.
June 24 » The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17years.
June 28 » A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.
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