The temperature on August 10, 1889 was about 16.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
Day of death July 14, 1967
The temperature on July 14, 1967 was between 18.2 °C and 27.2 °C and averaged 21.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
March 26 » Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
May 13 » Dr. Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
May 26 » The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released.
November 14 » American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.
December 6 » Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
Day of burial July 17, 1967
The temperature on July 17, 1967 was between 11.5 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 6 » Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
January 18 » Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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.
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.
July 6 » Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
November 9 » The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published.
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