There was 0.6 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 91%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of death November 15, 1918
The temperature on November 15, 1918 was between -1.0 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
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.
February 6 » British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
February 25 » German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
July 15 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
September 28 » World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
November 14 » Czechoslovakia becomes a republic.
December 4 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
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