The temperature on September 26, 1889 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
Day of marriage October 30, 1914
The temperature on October 30, 1914 was between 5.1 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 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.
April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of death November 20, 1974
The temperature on November 20, 1974 was between 1.2 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 12 » Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union.
February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
March 3 » Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
March 4 » People magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.
March 9 » The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.
April 29 » Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
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