The temperature on May 3, 1887 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Day of death August 31, 1950
The temperature on August 31, 1950 was between 13.9 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
October 19 » Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
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