January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
Day of death July 9, 1942
The temperature on July 9, 1942 was between 12.0 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 11 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.
March 3 » World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
June 5 » World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
September 23 » World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
October 1 » World War II: USSGrouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
November 13 » World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
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