The temperature on May 28, 1890 was about 14.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
October 12 » Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
Day of death January 30, 1899
The temperature on January 30, 1899 was about -1.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
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