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 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
Day of death May 24, 1966
The temperature on May 24, 1966 was between 4.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
July 24 » Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
October 9 » Vietnam War: South Korean troops commit the Binh Tai Massacre.
October 14 » The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
October 17 » The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.
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