The temperature on May 15, 1883 was about 23.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.
November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
Day of marriage March 21, 1907
The temperature on March 21, 1907 was between 2.7 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
Day of death September 10, 1961
The temperature on September 10, 1961 was between 7.6 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (80%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
April 27 » Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
May 4 » Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67km).
July 20 » French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
September 17 » The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
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