The temperature on April 6, 1883 was about 8.9 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
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 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Day of marriage June 1, 1912
The temperature on June 1, 1912 was between 9.3 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of death July 13, 1963
The temperature on July 13, 1963 was between 8.1 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 16.7 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 5 » The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.
February 27 » The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo.
June 17 » The United States Supreme Court rules 8–1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
July 19 » Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
August 30 » The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.
October 9 » In Italy, a large landslide a causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000.
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