The temperature on January 24, 1882 was about -1.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
Day of marriage August 3, 1905
The temperature on August 3, 1905 was between 10.9 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
September 26 » Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
November 12 » Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly independent country.
November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
Day of death December 4, 1954
The temperature on December 4, 1954 was between 7.8 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
February 19 » Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.
March 26 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
April 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
October 18 » Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio.
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