The temperature on March 11, 1886 was about -4.8 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
Christening day April 25, 1886
The temperature on April 25, 1886 was about 9.3 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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.
February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
Day of marriage May 6, 1915
The temperature on May 6, 1915 was between 10.2 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
February 8 » D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
May 22 » Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century.
July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
August 17 » A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217km/h).
October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
December 20 » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.
Day of death February 5, 1971
The temperature on February 5, 1971 was between 3.9 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 9 » The 6.5–6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
February 20 » The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
April 7 » President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization.
April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
June 7 » The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
November 21 » Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
Day of burial February 9, 1971
The temperature on February 9, 1971 was between 4.8 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president.
February 15 » The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
March 26 » East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
September 13 » State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.
September 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
November 28 » Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.
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