The temperature on January 16, 1881 was about -5.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
July 23 » The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
November 9 » Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
Day of marriage April 3, 1913
The temperature on April 3, 1913 was between 2.3 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
March 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
Day of death January 7, 1962
The temperature on January 7, 1962 was between -0.6 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
July 6 » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
July 8 » Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
July 17 » Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site.
September 30 » Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association.
October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
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