The temperature on July 29, 1883 was about 14.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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.
June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.
December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Day of marriage October 12, 1911
The temperature on October 12, 1911 was between 2.2 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
July 4 » A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.
September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
December 29 » Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
Day of death August 11, 1945
The temperature on August 11, 1945 was between 10.9 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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).
April 1 » World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
April 6 » World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
April 14 » Razing of Friesoythe: The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroyed the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes.
May 6 » World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
May 9 » World War II: The final German Instrument of Surrender is signed at the Soviet headquarters in Berlin-Karlshorst.
September 8 » The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.
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