In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 20 » End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
April 26 » American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states.
July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
July 31 » The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
Day of marriage June 8, 1887
The temperature on June 8, 1887 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
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.
November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Day of death April 16, 1954
The temperature on April 16, 1954 was between 3.2 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (87%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
March 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
June 27 » The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
August 13 » Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
November 27 » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
November 30 » In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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