The temperature on February 21, 1889 was about 3.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
Day of marriage May 10, 1913
The temperature on May 10, 1913 was between 9.0 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 17.8 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
Day of death November 11, 1954
The temperature on November 11, 1954 was between 3.0 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
February 19 » Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.
July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
November 1 » The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
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