The temperature on February 22, 1885 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
Day of marriage March 8, 1911
The temperature on March 8, 1911 was between -1.1 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
December 27 » "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
December 29 » Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
Day of death November 30, 1956
The temperature on November 30, 1956 was between -3.1 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (83%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
June 28 » in Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
September 25 » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
October 28 » Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV.
October 28 » Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.
December 19 » Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.
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