The temperature on November 29, 1885 was about 11.2 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
Day of death June 28, 1965
The temperature on June 28, 1965 was between 4.9 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 9 » The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
February 18 » The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
May 18 » Israeli spy Eli Cohen is hanged in Damascus, Syria.
August 11 » Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
September 22 » The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
November 16 » Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
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