The temperature on April 1, 1881 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
Day of marriage January 16, 1907
The temperature on January 16, 1907 was between 5.1 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
Day of death January 2, 1963
The temperature on January 2, 1963 was between -10.0 °C and -7.7 °C and averaged -8.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 21 » Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes.
April 12 » The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.
June 16 » Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
June 17 » A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
September 16 » Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country.
October 4 » Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
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