The temperature on June 13, 1916 was between 8.0 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 10.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
December 23 » World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
Day of death May 16, 1994
The temperature on May 16, 1994 was between 7.7 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
May 6 » Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
September 30 » Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from central London, closes.
October 21 » North Korea and the United States sign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections.
December 3 » The PlayStation developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment was released in Japan
December 14 » Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
December 31 » The First Chechen War: The Russian Ground Forces begin a New Year's storming of Grozny.
Day of burial May 21, 1994
The temperature on May 21, 1994 was between 11.8 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 6 » American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that they were both taking part in.
July 8 » Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
September 30 » Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from central London, closes.
October 17 » Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.
November 7 » WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast.
November 13 » In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
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