The temperature on November 11, 1885 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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.
January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
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.
September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
Day of marriage May 3, 1917
The temperature on May 3, 1917 was between 4.4 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of death December 17, 1967
The temperature on December 17, 1967 was between -0.2 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 23 » Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
April 24 » Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
May 20 » The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
June 17 » Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
August 25 » George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.
September 11 » China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La, Sikkim, India, which resulted a military clashes.
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