The temperature on July 14, 1892 was about 17.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
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 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
March 18 » Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
Day of marriage July 14, 1917
The temperature on July 14, 1917 was between 14.4 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
Day of death October 18, 1972
The temperature on October 18, 1972 was between -1.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
January 30 » Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
February 15 » Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
July 19 » Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.
September 5 » Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day.
October 13 » Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. 28 survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
December 29 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes in the Florida Everglades on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101 of the 176 people on board.
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