The temperature on December 24, 1886 was about 1.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
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.
May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
Day of marriage February 2, 1916
The temperature on February 2, 1916 was between -2.4 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
Day of death February 14, 1971
The temperature on February 14, 1971 was between 2.2 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 5 » Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
March 8 » The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision.
July 15 » The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
July 30 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission: David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
September 9 » The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.
October 27 » The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.
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