The temperature on February 8, 1885 was about 7.3 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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.
March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
Day of marriage September 29, 1909
The temperature on September 29, 1909 was between 8.8 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
September 23 » The novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera), by Gaston Leroux, is published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
Day of death July 8, 1939
The temperature on July 8, 1939 was between 15.7 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
February 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
September 1 » Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Armed Forces (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization).
December 12 » HMSDuchess sinks after a collision with HMSBarham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
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