The temperature on May 30, 1887 was about 15.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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.
February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Day of death August 12, 1947
The temperature on August 12, 1947 was between 11.6 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
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