The temperature on May 12, 1885 was about 11.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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.
February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
Day of marriage February 29, 1908
The temperature on February 29, 1908 was between -1.1 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
Day of death September 20, 1966
The temperature on September 20, 1966 was between 4.4 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (83%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
February 23 » In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.
May 16 » The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
May 25 » Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
July 1 » The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
November 8 » Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.
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