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Birthday August 18, 1882

• The temperature on August 18, 1882 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
  • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
  • June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
  • August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
  • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
  • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).

Day of marriage May 14, 1914

• The temperature on May 14, 1914 was between 9.0 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
  • June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
  • August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
  • August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
  • December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

Day of death March 18, 1960

• The temperature on March 18, 1960 was between 1.7 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • March 9 » Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis.
  • May 27 » In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.
  • June 25 » Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
  • July 1 » Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
  • October 29 » An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
  • November 14 » Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.

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• 1879 » Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general († 1970)
• 1885 » Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic († 1964)
• 1887 » John Anthony Sydney Ritson, English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and professor of mining († 1957)
• 1890 » Walther Funk, German economist and politician, Reich Minister of Economics († 1960)
• 1893 » Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager († 1985)
• 1893 » Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer († 1973)

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• 1947 » William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)
• 1954 » Walter Mead, English cricketer (b. 1868)
• 1956 » Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
• 1962 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
• 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)