The temperature on December 11, 1883 was about 3.5 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
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 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
Day of marriage November 2, 1911
The temperature on November 2, 1911 was between 0.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
May 23 » The New York Public Library is dedicated.
July 4 » A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.
July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
Day of death April 17, 1962
The temperature on April 17, 1962 was between 1.9 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
August 16 » Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
October 9 » Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.
October 27 » An aircraft carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.
December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
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