The temperature on November 29, 1886 was about 6.6 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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 January 16, 1919
The temperature on January 16, 1919 was between 4.7 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
February 21 » German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany.
March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
April 13 » Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops lead by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer killed approx 379-1000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India; and approximately 1,500 injured.
June 21 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
July 6 » The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
October 9 » The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series, resulting in the Black Sox Scandal.
Day of death March 19, 1956
The temperature on March 19, 1956 was between 1.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
August 6 » After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
November 1 » The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
November 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.
December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
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