The temperature on November 21, 1883 was about 7.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
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 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
Day of death June 9, 1968
The temperature on June 9, 1968 was between 7.0 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 24 » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
March 2 » Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.
March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
March 28 » Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
October 16 » Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
December 9 » Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse, hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the oN-Line System (NLS).
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