The temperature on January 18, 1881 was about -7.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
February 16 » The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
Day of death January 26, 1971
The temperature on January 26, 1971 was between 5.6 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 9 » The 6.5–6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
April 7 » President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization.
April 17 » The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
April 19 » Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
May 31 » In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
September 28 » The Parliament of the UK passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
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