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 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Day of marriage March 15, 1913
The temperature on March 15, 1913 was between 3.9 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
Day of death August 8, 1957
The temperature on August 8, 1957 was between 11.8 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
April 5 » In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first Chief Minister.
May 3 » Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
October 14 » At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia.
October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.
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