The temperature on March 31, 1883 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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.
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 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Day of marriage January 31, 1912
The temperature on January 31, 1912 was between -1.6 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of death November 1, 1971
The temperature on November 1, 1971 was between 8.4 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders.
May 3 » Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989.
May 19 » Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
October 25 » The People's Republic of China replaces the Republic of China at the United Nations.
November 23 » Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
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