The temperature on February 20, 1885 was about 3.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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.
April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
Day of marriage November 26, 1905
The temperature on November 26, 1905 was between 2.3 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
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.
February 5 » In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.
April 30 » Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
October 5 » The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
Day of death May 31, 1917
The temperature on May 31, 1917 was between 9.5 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
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