The temperature on December 17, 1881 was about 2.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
Day of marriage May 19, 1906
The temperature on May 19, 1906 was between 7.7 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
Day of death October 14, 1950
The temperature on October 14, 1950 was between 6.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 14 » The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
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