The temperature on March 15, 1889 was about -1.3 °C. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
Day of marriage December 16, 1914
The temperature on December 16, 1914 was between 5.7 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
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 November 4, 1962
The temperature on November 4, 1962 was between 8.5 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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