March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
Day of marriage May 28, 1914
The temperature on May 28, 1914 was between 5.6 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
Day of death November 14, 1985
The temperature on November 14, 1985 was between 0.2 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 28 » The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.
July 20 » The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
September 1 » A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMSTitanic.
September 4 » The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
October 29 » Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.
December 20 » Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day.
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