The temperature on April 25, 1890 was about 7.0 °C. There was 20 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Day of death May 17, 1959
The temperature on May 17, 1959 was between 9.9 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 9 » The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
April 8 » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
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