The temperature on February 7, 1889 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
Day of marriage May 17, 1916
The temperature on May 17, 1916 was between 7.4 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
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