The temperature on March 11, 1883 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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.
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 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
Day of marriage July 30, 1904
The temperature on July 30, 1904 was between 14.2 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
Day of death November 20, 1954
The temperature on November 20, 1954 was between -2.5 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
September 11 » Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
October 11 » In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
December 4 » The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida.
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