The temperature on September 22, 1889 was about 8.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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.
November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
Day of death April 2, 1947
The temperature on April 2, 1947 was between 0.4 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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