The temperature on June 12, 1890 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
December 15 » Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Day of marriage May 17, 1913
The temperature on May 17, 1913 was between 7.1 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".
Day of death May 1, 1923
The temperature on May 1, 1923 was between 7.7 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
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