The temperature on January 9, 1887 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Day of death July 1, 1959
The temperature on July 1, 1959 was between 14.0 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
March 30 » Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
July 24 » At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
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