The temperature on February 9, 1887 was about -3.7 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
Day of marriage April 28, 1913
The temperature on April 28, 1913 was between 8.0 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 3 » An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
March 22 » Mystic Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
Day of death January 31, 1953
The temperature on January 31, 1953 was between 2.1 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 15.2 mm of rain during 13.5 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 7 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 17 » Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
June 19 » Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
October 1 » Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
October 29 » BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
October 30 » President Eisenhower approves the top-secret document NSC 162/2 concerning the maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent force against the Soviet Union.
November 21 » The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
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