The temperature on October 28, 1889 was about 10.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 44 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
Day of death February 16, 1967
The temperature on February 16, 1967 was between -0.2 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 14 » Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
April 21 » A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years.
May 8 » The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
June 8 » Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
July 1 » Merger Treaty: The European Community is formally created out of a merger with the Common Market, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Commission.
November 30 » South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
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