The temperature on December 17, 1883 was about 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
Day of marriage May 24, 1905
The temperature on May 24, 1905 was between -1.0 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
June 27 » During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
September 8 » The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
September 23 » Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.
Day of death July 29, 1947
The temperature on July 29, 1947 was between 16.4 °C and 28.6 °C and averaged 22.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
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