The temperature on April 23, 1888 was about 12.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
Day of marriage February 1, 1908
The temperature on February 1, 1908 was between -0.9 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
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.
Day of death May 12, 1971
The temperature on May 12, 1971 was between 10.2 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 31 » The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begins in Detroit.
July 15 » The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
July 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
September 4 » Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
October 1 » Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
December 1 » Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.
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