The temperature on July 6, 1885 was about 23.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. 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.
February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
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.
March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
Day of marriage December 28, 1917
The temperature on December 28, 1917 was between -6.3 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
Day of death July 31, 1952
The temperature on July 31, 1952 was between 12.5 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 26 » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
May 3 » Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.
May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
Day of cremation August 4, 1952
The temperature on August 4, 1952 was between 12.4 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 14 » NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
July 21 » The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
August 11 » Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
August 15 » A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
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