The temperature on October 16, 1888 was about 12.9 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
Day of marriage March 2, 1912
The temperature on March 2, 1912 was between 8.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
September 28 » Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death November 15, 1960
The temperature on November 15, 1960 was between 7.2 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 10.3 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 21 » A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
May 15 » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
August 16 » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
August 16 » Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
September 26 » In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
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