The temperature on March 17, 1891 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 31%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 31 » History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
Day of marriage August 16, 1918
The temperature on August 16, 1918 was between 6.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
February 21 » The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
May 9 » World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
November 11 » Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.
November 26 » The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
Day of death June 1, 1968
The temperature on June 1, 1968 was between 10.0 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (70%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
June 11 » Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
July 18 » Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
October 31 » Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
November 8 » The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories.
Day of burial June 5, 1968
The temperature on June 5, 1968 was between 9.8 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
February 12 » Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre.
March 21 » Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
April 11 » President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
August 2 » An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
November 1 » The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
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