The temperature on December 1, 1912 was between -0.5 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
Christening day November 2, 1913
The temperature on November 2, 1913 was between 8.2 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
February 3 » The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
Day of death July 23, 1915
The temperature on July 23, 1915 was between 12.9 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
July 25 » RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross.
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