The temperature on May 6, 1887 was about 11.2 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
Day of marriage May 16, 1912
The temperature on May 16, 1912 was between 5.4 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
October 14 » Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
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