The temperature on November 2, 1889 was about 6.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Day of marriage April 28, 1922
The temperature on April 28, 1922 was between 1.3 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 15 » U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal.
April 20 » The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
August 22 » Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.
November 14 » The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
December 7 » The Parliament of Northern Ireland votes to remain a part of the United Kingdom and not unify with Southern Ireland.
Day of death February 19, 1967
The temperature on February 19, 1967 was between 5.0 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 6.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The "ultimate high" of the hippie era, the Mantra-Rock Dance, takes place in San Francisco and features Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.
May 17 » Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
June 2 » Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
June 4 » Seventy-two people are killed when a Canadair C-4 Argonaut crashes at Stockport in England.
August 25 » George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.
November 17 » Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
Day of burial February 23, 1967
The temperature on February 23, 1967 was between 4.8 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 27 » Cold War: The Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
February 13 » American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
September 11 » China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La, Sikkim, India, which resulted a military clashes.
October 2 » Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
October 29 » Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
December 19 » Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is officially presumed dead.
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