The temperature on May 23, 1912 was between 8.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
September 28 » Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
Day of marriage December 4, 1947
The average temperature on December 4, 1947 was 2.1 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
Day of death May 8, 1998
The temperature on May 8, 1998 was between 7.5 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (84%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 1 » Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
February 14 » An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120.
August 20 » U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
October 29 » In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
December 14 » Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.
December 19 » President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives, becoming the second President of the United States to be impeached.
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