The temperature on October 31, 1889 was about 9.1 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
January 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
Day of marriage May 15, 1913
The temperature on May 15, 1913 was between 8.2 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
February 3 » The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
Day of death February 14, 1952
The temperature on February 14, 1952 was between -2.6 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 21 » Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
July 23 » General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
August 11 » Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
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