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.
January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
July 6 » Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
December 18 » Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Day of marriage November 7, 1918
The temperature on November 7, 1918 was between 7.5 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
June 24 » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
July 17 » The RMSCarpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SMU-55; five lives are lost.
August 21 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
November 14 » Czechoslovakia becomes a republic.
Day of death August 8, 1961
The temperature on August 8, 1961 was between 13.1 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 30 » K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.
June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
September 12 » The African and Malagasy Union is founded.
September 18 » CONCACAF is established as the governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
October 1 » East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
December 15 » Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization.
Day of burial August 11, 1961
The temperature on August 11, 1961 was between 10.8 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 16 » Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
July 25 » Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
August 21 » Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit (in America), "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes.
October 27 » NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
December 15 » Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization.
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