The temperature on November 22, 1886 was about 5.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 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.
February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
Day of marriage February 25, 1910
The temperature on February 25, 1910 was between 3.3 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 13 » The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
March 1 » The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
June 2 » Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
Day of death January 18, 1961
The temperature on January 18, 1961 was between -3.8 °C and 0.2 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 3 » The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.
January 26 » John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be the first woman Physician to the President.
February 4 » The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
May 30 » The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
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