The temperature on April 7, 1875 was about 11.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of death March 2, 1889
The temperature on March 2, 1889 was about -4.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
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