February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
July 2 » Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
Day of marriage May 16, 1923
The temperature on May 16, 1923 was between 4.4 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 11.6 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
November 8 » Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.
Day of death February 13, 1944
The temperature on February 13, 1944 was between -3.0 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
July 6 » Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
July 21 » World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
November 10 » The ammunition ship USSMount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.
December 3 » Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.
December 15 » World War II: a single-engine UC-64A Norseman aeroplane carrying United States Army Air Forces Major Glenn Miller is lost in a flight over the English Channel.
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