The temperature on May 14, 1885 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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.
February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
Day of marriage November 2, 1914
The temperature on November 2, 1914 was between 5.3 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
February 26 » HMHSBritannic, sister to the RMSTitanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
August 6 » World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
October 27 » First World War: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.
November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.
Day of death June 16, 1974
The temperature on June 16, 1974 was between 14.9 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 6 » In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
February 21 » The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
February 22 » The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
June 1 » The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
August 1 » Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
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