The temperature on December 17, 1886 was about 1.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
Day of marriage August 24, 1917
The temperature on August 24, 1917 was between 12.5 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
Day of death April 9, 1959
The temperature on April 9, 1959 was between 5.2 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 10.3 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
June 26 » Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium.
July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
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