The temperature on September 16, 1884 was about 18.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Day of death December 27, 1946
The temperature on December 27, 1946 was between 0.5 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
April 1 » The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
June 2 » Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
June 7 » The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War.
July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
August 3 » Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
November 23 » French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
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