The temperature on August 14, 1889 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 28 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
Day of death August 29, 1942
The temperature on August 29, 1942 was between 17.9 °C and 31.1 °C and averaged 23.5 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
January 13 » World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
January 26 » World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
February 1 » Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
March 26 » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
May 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USSYorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
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