The temperature on May 9, 1885 was about 12.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
Day of death January 27, 1946
The temperature on January 27, 1946 was between -3.4 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
March 19 » French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
May 5 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
July 1 » Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
September 24 » The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
October 22 » Operation Osoaviakhim takes place, recruiting of thousands of military-related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post–World War II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union.
December 9 » The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
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