The temperature on January 26, 1890 was about 6.3 °C. There was 10 mm of rain. The air pressure was 37 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
Day of death January 20, 1970
The temperature on January 20, 1970 was between -3.0 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 26 » South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.
May 26 » The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
July 3 » The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
August 9 » LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
September 7 » Bill Shoemaker beats Johnny Longden's record to become the winningest jockey in horse racing history at Del Mar racetrack
December 21 » First flight of F-14 multi-role combat aircraft.
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