The temperature on August 12, 1883 was about 17.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.
Day of marriage May 31, 1912
The temperature on May 31, 1912 was between 5.7 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
Day of death August 21, 1963
The temperature on August 21, 1963 was between 10.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 16.7 mm of rain during 10.5 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 10 » One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USSThresher sinks at sea.
June 11 » Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
July 7 » Buddhist crisis: The police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.
July 12 » Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
September 2 » CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
November 1 » The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
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