The temperature on March 16, 1890 was about 15.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
Day of death May 10, 1949
The temperature on May 10, 1949 was between 2.9 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 26 » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
March 2 » Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
March 30 » Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
June 19 » The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Speedway, where Jim Roper would win the inaugural event.
August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
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