The temperature on August 2, 1885 was about 17.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
Day of marriage May 4, 1906
The temperature on May 4, 1906 was between 8.2 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
Day of death September 7, 1945
The temperature on September 7, 1945 was between 6.8 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
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