The temperature on June 6, 1887 was about 21.1 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Day of marriage November 9, 1911
The temperature on November 9, 1911 was between 2.7 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
Day of death May 9, 1944
The temperature on May 9, 1944 was between -0.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 31 » World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
February 22 » World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.
June 25 » World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic countries, begins.
July 17 » Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
October 18 » World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany.
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