The temperature on November 3, 1885 was about 10.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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.
March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
Day of marriage April 11, 1913
The temperature on April 11, 1913 was between 0.7 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
Day of death April 2, 1955
The temperature on April 2, 1955 was between -1.2 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
May 2 » Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
October 26 » After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.
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