The temperature on July 31, 1887 was about 21.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
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.
June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Day of marriage March 8, 1906
The temperature on March 8, 1906 was between 6.5 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
Day of death January 20, 1975
The temperature on January 20, 1975 was between 0.1 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 2 » The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress.
May 10 » Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.
August 20 » Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
November 3 » Syed Nazrul Islam, A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman, Tajuddin Ahmad, and Muhammad Mansur Ali, Bangladeshi politicians and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman loyalists, are murdered in the Dhaka Central Jail.
November 11 » Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December.
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