The temperature on June 26, 1889 was about 25.5 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
Day of death September 15, 1975
The temperature on September 15, 1975 was between 11.1 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 19 » India's first satellite Aryabhata launched in orbit from Kapustin Yar, Russia.
April 21 » Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.
July 5 » Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
September 5 » Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.
September 29 » WGPR becomes the first black-owned-and-operated television station in the US.
October 22 » The Soviet unmanned space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus.
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