The temperature on January 27, 1889 was about 2.1 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
Day of marriage November 15, 1912
The temperature on November 15, 1912 was between 4.3 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
September 28 » The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
Day of death March 24, 1990
The temperature on March 24, 1990 was between 4.9 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
July 16 » The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
July 22 » Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins his third Tour de France after leading the majority of the race. It was LeMond's second consecutive Tour de France victory.
July 27 » The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3.
September 18 » Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
September 30 » The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa.
December 22 » Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland.
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