The temperature on November 15, 1883 was about 5.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
Day of marriage August 15, 1908
The temperature on August 15, 1908 was between 7.3 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
December 28 » The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.
Day of death January 31, 1956
The temperature on January 31, 1956 was between -13.2 °C and -4.7 °C and averaged -9.0 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
July 13 » The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.
December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
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