The temperature on November 4, 1881 was about 12.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
September 19 » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
Day of marriage May 26, 1906
The temperature on May 26, 1906 was between 5.2 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Day of death September 15, 1944
The temperature on September 15, 1944 was between 11.6 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 4 » World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
March 24 » World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III.
April 26 » Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
August 23 » World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.
October 25 » Second World War: The USSTang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
December 31 » World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major Wehrmacht offensive on the Western Front begins.
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