The temperature on February 11, 1890 was about -1.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
October 12 » Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
Day of death June 26, 1919
The temperature on June 26, 1919 was between 4.8 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 18 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
April 13 » Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops lead by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer killed approx 379-1000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India; and approximately 1,500 injured.
September 22 » The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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