The temperature on May 21, 1885 was about 9.4 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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.
January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
Day of death April 23, 1959
The temperature on April 23, 1959 was between 3.9 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
April 25 » The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
November 2 » Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
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