The temperature on February 10, 1884 was about 8.8 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
Day of marriage May 12, 1906
The temperature on May 12, 1906 was between 6.9 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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.
February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Day of death December 30, 1956
The temperature on December 30, 1956 was between 1.9 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
April 5 » In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Ceylon.
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
July 13 » The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
December 31 » The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.
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