The temperature on January 15, 1883 was about 3.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.
Day of marriage December 23, 1903
The temperature on December 23, 1903 was between -3.1 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (39%). Source: KNMI
February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death September 10, 1966
The temperature on September 10, 1966 was between 6.3 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 10 » Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
January 17 » Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
March 1 » The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.
March 5 » BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board.
May 25 » Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
September 8 » The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".
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