The temperature on October 11, 1885 was about 7.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
Day of marriage May 30, 1913
The temperature on May 30, 1913 was between 14.5 °C and 27.3 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was 10.6 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
February 5 » Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
Day of death September 3, 1957
The temperature on September 3, 1957 was between 5.8 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
May 22 » South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities.
June 10 » John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal election, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government.
July 11 » Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
September 25 » Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
October 10 » The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
November 17 » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.
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