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.
January 15 » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
April 20 » Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L'Immaculata Concezion.
May 1 » The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance.
June 19 » Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
November 11 » Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
December 17 » First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
Day of marriage April 11, 1888
The temperature on April 11, 1888 was about 6.0 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
Day of death August 19, 1956
The temperature on August 19, 1956 was between 13.0 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
January 4 » The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
January 8 » Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
August 6 » After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
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