The temperature on August 28, 1876 was about 16.8 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
Day of marriage September 30, 1899
The temperature on September 30, 1899 was about 11.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
Day of death February 10, 1947
The temperature on February 10, 1947 was between -8.1 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -5.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire 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.
October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
November 2 » In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
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