The temperature on August 6, 1884 was about 24.3 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Day of marriage September 2, 1910
The temperature on September 2, 1910 was between 5.1 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
November 10 » The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.
Day of death May 17, 1969
The temperature on May 17, 1969 was between 7.5 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 18 » United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.
June 28 » Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
October 8 » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
November 13 » Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.
November 19 » Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.
December 17 » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
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