The temperature on December 5, 1885 was about 3.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
Day of death January 21, 1949
The temperature on January 21, 1949 was between 4.0 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
January 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
June 8 » George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
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