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 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
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.
November 8 » The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
December 18 » Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Day of marriage May 9, 1923
The temperature on May 9, 1923 was between 6.2 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
October 15 » The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
Day of death December 4, 1933
The temperature on December 4, 1933 was between -10.3 °C and -4.3 °C and averaged -8.0 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 25 » Launch of the USSRanger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.
March 13 » Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after the three-day national "bank holiday" mandated by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Act.
March 15 » Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss keeps members of the National Council from convening, starting the Austrofascist dictatorship.
May 8 » Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
October 12 » The military Alcatraz Citadel becomes the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
November 17 » The United States recognizes the Soviet Union.
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