The temperature on August 9, 1868 was about 25.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 39%. Source: KNMI
From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
May 29 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
Day of marriage June 4, 1896
The temperature on June 4, 1896 was about 22.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
Day of death July 20, 1948
The temperature on July 20, 1948 was between 14.5 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
April 21 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
May 26 » The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
July 8 » The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
July 16 » Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.
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