There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
Day of death November 1, 1947
The temperature on November 1, 1947 was between 0.1 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
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