The temperature on April 11, 1886 was about 7.0 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
Day of marriage October 5, 1911
The temperature on October 5, 1911 was between 7.1 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
August 29 » The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.
October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
Day of death June 22, 1927
The temperature on June 22, 1927 was between 6.7 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 11 » In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
March 24 » Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
May 21 » Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
August 1 » The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
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