The temperature on August 25, 1887 was about 24.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
Day of marriage September 18, 1918
The temperature on September 18, 1918 was between 14.3 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 26 » Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
March 25 » The Belarusian People's Republic is established.
June 24 » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
November 12 » Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr.
Day of death September 17, 1969
The temperature on September 17, 1969 was between 15.1 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
April 7 » The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.
April 15 » The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
April 22 » The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta.
August 13 » The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
November 24 » Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.
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