The temperature on February 21, 1895 was about 1.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
March 15 » Heian Shrine is founded.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
October 22 » In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33ft) to the road below.
December 28 » The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
Day of marriage June 18, 1915
The temperature on June 18, 1915 was between 5.4 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
July 7 » The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
August 17 » A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217km/h).
November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
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