The temperature on January 16, 1885 was about 0.1 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
Day of marriage July 2, 1913
The temperature on July 2, 1913 was between 9.8 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
Day of death December 25, 1965
The temperature on December 25, 1965 was between -0.5 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 15 » President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
September 9 » The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established.
September 21 » The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
October 15 » Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
December 7 » Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously revoke mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054.
December 21 » International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.
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