The temperature on July 28, 1891 was about 17.6 °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 67%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
Day of marriage July 18, 1914
The temperature on July 18, 1914 was between 10.6 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Day of death March 20, 1966
The temperature on March 20, 1966 was between -4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
May 26 » British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
July 6 » Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
August 1 » Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
October 15 » The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
December 18 » Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.
Day of burial March 24, 1966
The temperature on March 24, 1966 was between 0.5 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
July 18 » A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order.
July 24 » Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
August 10 » The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
November 8 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League.
December 5 » The musical I Do! I Do!, starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston opens at the 46th Street Theatre, in New York City, and closes on June 15, 1968, after 560 performances.
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