The temperature on May 31, 1886 was about 18.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
Day of marriage September 18, 1908
The temperature on September 18, 1908 was between 8.8 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
Day of death March 26, 1927
The temperature on March 26, 1927 was between 4.8 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
June 13 » Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
August 27 » Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
December 8 » The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings.
December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
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