The temperature on May 31, 1890 was about 11.1 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Day of death April 17, 1917
The temperature on April 17, 1917 was between -0.7 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
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