The temperature on April 8, 1923 was between 0.4 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
January 9 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
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 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death October 8, 1992
The temperature on October 8, 1992 was between 8.9 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 22 » USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.
March 31 » The USSMissouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
April 27 » The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
July 10 » In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
September 28 » A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.
December 4 » Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
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