The temperature on July 11, 1884 was about 19.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
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.
February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Day of marriage May 18, 1912
The temperature on May 18, 1912 was between 4.0 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.
Day of death October 17, 1970
The temperature on October 17, 1970 was between 2.6 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
April 24 » The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
May 31 » The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794–70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured.
August 29 » Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.
November 12 » The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident.
November 17 » Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.
December 15 » Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.
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