The temperature on March 22, 1889 was about 1.4 °C. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
Day of marriage April 9, 1912
The temperature on April 9, 1912 was between 0.2 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
December 3 » Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire, temporarily halting the First Balkan War. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.)
Day of death January 31, 1957
The temperature on January 31, 1957 was between 6.6 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 10.0 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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