The temperature on December 15, 1895 was about 4.3 °C. There was 19 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
Day of marriage January 24, 1922
The temperature on January 24, 1922 was between -13.3 °C and -5.3 °C and averaged -10.0 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 6 » The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
May 10 » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
June 16 » General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority.
July 24 » The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
Day of death May 1, 1969
The temperature on May 1, 1969 was between 5.5 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 18 » United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.
August 12 » Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
September 14 » The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery date.
November 19 » Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.
December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
December 24 » Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.
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