The temperature on February 14, 1885 was about 5.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
Christening day June 24, 1900
The temperature on June 24, 1900 was about 15.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
February 7 » A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague in the first plague epidemic in the continental United States.
February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
Day of marriage October 6, 1918
The temperature on October 6, 1918 was between 8.2 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
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.
April 8 » World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
May 26 » The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
June 24 » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
September 10 » Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.
November 1 » Western Ukraine separates from Austria-Hungary.
Day of death October 6, 1969
The temperature on October 6, 1969 was between 8.6 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 20 » Richard Nixon is inaugurated the 37th President of the United States of America.
March 19 » The 385-metre-tall (1,263ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
May 18 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
September 1 » Trần Thiện Khiêm becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.
November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
November 13 » Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.
Day of burial October 11, 1969
The temperature on October 11, 1969 was between 6.6 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
March 28 » Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
April 22 » The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta.
May 16 » Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.
May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
June 23 » IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry.
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