The temperature on May 14, 1883 was about 20.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
Day of marriage April 13, 1915
The temperature on April 13, 1915 was between -1.8 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
January 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
January 17 » Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
January 25 » Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco.
June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
July 7 » The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
August 17 » A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217km/h).
Day of death September 12, 1950
The temperature on September 12, 1950 was between 13.7 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
October 19 » Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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