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.
February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
June 13 » Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
Day of death December 8, 1966
The temperature on December 8, 1966 was between 2.6 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 10.0 mm of rain during 9.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 23 » In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.
March 31 » The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon.
July 18 » Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
September 9 » The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
October 14 » The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
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