The temperature on August 22, 1889 was about 18.0 °C. There was 10 mm of rain. The air pressure was 44 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
Day of death February 24, 1971
The temperature on February 24, 1971 was between -0.1 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 26 » East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
July 11 » Copper mines in Chile are nationalized.
August 18 » Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
September 4 » Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
November 27 » The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.
December 16 » Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The ceasefire of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.
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