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.
June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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.
October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
Day of marriage January 17, 1917
The temperature on January 17, 1917 was between -0.6 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain. 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.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Day of death April 1, 1968
The temperature on April 1, 1968 was between 6.0 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 21 » A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
April 4 » Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
July 17 » Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President.
September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
October 1 » Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana.
November 17 » British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
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