The temperature on March 23, 1885 was about 4.2 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
Day of death February 18, 1979
The temperature on February 18, 1979 was between -8.3 °C and -4.9 °C and averaged -6.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 8 » Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.
July 16 » Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
September 7 » The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5billion to avoid bankruptcy.
October 26 » Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu.
December 12 » The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.
December 27 » The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
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