The temperature on January 30, 1885 was about 5.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
Day of marriage May 4, 1912
The temperature on May 4, 1912 was between 5.1 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.
Day of death December 5, 1967
The temperature on December 5, 1967 was between 5.4 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 6 » Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
January 12 » Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
March 18 » The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.
June 12 » The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
September 1 » The Khmer–Chinese Friendship Association is banned in Cambodia.
November 30 » The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.
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