The temperature on August 27, 1889 was about 13.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
Day of death September 16, 1955
The temperature on September 16, 1955 was between 10.1 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
December 14 » Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.
December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
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