The temperature on January 25, 1892 was about 0.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.
Day of marriage April 14, 1918
The temperature on April 14, 1918 was between 4.9 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 17 » Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
October 31 » World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
Day of death May 30, 1926
The temperature on May 30, 1926 was between 10.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 14.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
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