The temperature on March 24, 1887 was about 6.5 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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.
January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Day of death April 22, 1966
The temperature on April 22, 1966 was between -1.1 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 2 » Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
February 26 » Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket
April 30 » The Church of Satan is formed in The Black House, San Francisco.
July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
August 18 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
October 22 » The Supremes become the first all-female music group to attain a No. 1 selling album (The Supremes A' Go-Go).
Day of burial April 27, 1966
The temperature on April 27, 1966 was between 8.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 4 » All Nippon Airways Flight 60 plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133.
April 21 » Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
May 25 » Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
September 12 » Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions).
December 24 » A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
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