The temperature on February 14, 1889 was about 1.5 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 36 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
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.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
Day of marriage July 15, 1919
The temperature on July 15, 1919 was between 6.5 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 22 » Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
July 6 » The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
December 26 » Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.
Day of death January 5, 1956
The temperature on January 5, 1956 was between -3.3 and 2.4 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
November 2 » Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.
November 13 » The Supreme Court of the United States declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.
Day of burial January 10, 1956
The temperature on January 10, 1956 was between -2.1 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
March 23 » Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan.
April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
October 19 » The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
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