The temperature on April 13, 1895 was about 5.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
April 3 » The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
Day of marriage May 12, 1921
The temperature on May 12, 1921 was between 9.2 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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 22 » After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
March 15 » Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian Genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian.
March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
March 24 » The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event.
May 8 » The creation of the Communist Party of Romania.
November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
Day of death September 19, 1981
The temperature on September 19, 1981 was between 11.1 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
January 28 » Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
April 25 » More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
July 7 » US President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
September 26 » Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
October 6 » Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
October 27 » Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
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