The temperature on June 29, 1885 was about 17.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
Day of marriage November 26, 1913
The temperature on November 26, 1913 was between 0.3 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
Day of death June 28, 1964
The temperature on June 28, 1964 was between 12.7 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.
May 29 » The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
August 1 » The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
September 13 » Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
September 25 » The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
September 27 » The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
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