The temperature on February 18, 1888 was about -1.3 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
Day of marriage April 14, 1917
The temperature on April 14, 1917 was between 1.5 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
Day of death September 26, 1955
The temperature on September 26, 1955 was between 7.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
May 25 » In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
September 16 » A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
October 26 » Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
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