The temperature on July 29, 1881 was about 17.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
Day of marriage January 16, 1912
The temperature on January 16, 1912 was between -4.2 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
Day of death January 15, 1917
The temperature on January 15, 1917 was between -3.2 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
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