The temperature on May 2, 1891 was about 10.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
Day of marriage February 18, 1925
The temperature on February 18, 1925 was between 2.3 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
March 21 » Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
April 16 » During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
October 30 » John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
Day of death January 15, 1973
The temperature on January 15, 1973 was between 3.7 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 2 » Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
April 3 » Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
May 25 » In protest against the dictatorship in Greece, the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer Velos mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at Fiumicino, Italy.
September 20 » Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
September 26 » Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
October 16 » Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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