The temperature on January 31, 1884 was about 10.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Day of marriage April 24, 1912
The temperature on April 24, 1912 was between 5.0 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
July 8 » Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death September 18, 1961
The temperature on September 18, 1961 was between 15.1 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (78%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 20 » John F. Kennedy is inaugurated the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the second youngest man to take the office, and the first Catholic.
March 15 » At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
April 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
May 31 » The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership.
September 16 » Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
December 31 » RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
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