The temperature on July 4, 1876 was about 19.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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).
February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
Day of marriage April 11, 1912
The temperature on April 11, 1912 was between 0.1 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of death April 9, 1946
The temperature on April 9, 1946 was between 2.5 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
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.
March 2 » Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
April 20 » The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
May 1 » Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
June 7 » The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War.
July 1 » Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
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