The temperature on March 8, 1885 was about 2.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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.
January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
Day of marriage February 2, 1912
The temperature on February 2, 1912 was between -11.0 °C and -1.7 °C and averaged -6.6 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
September 25 » Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
Day of death November 14, 1975
The temperature on November 14, 1975 was between 1.9 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 13 » Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
March 6 » Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
August 15 » Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
September 24 » Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.
October 14 » An RAF Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing, killing five crew members and one person on the ground.
October 16 » The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget.
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