The temperature on July 16, 1885 was about 17.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
Day of marriage October 11, 1908
The temperature on October 11, 1908 was between 7.5 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
December 28 » The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.
Day of death February 15, 1966
The temperature on February 15, 1966 was between -1.3 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 26 » A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
April 26 » The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed.
May 21 » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
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.
August 23 » Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
October 14 » The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
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