The temperature on November 5, 1874 was about 7.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
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 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
Day of marriage January 3, 1900
The temperature on January 3, 1900 was about 6.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%. Source: KNMI
February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
Day of death October 20, 1942
The temperature on October 20, 1942 was between 11.1 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. 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 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
May 15 » World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
July 18 » The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
October 2 » World War II: Ocean Liner RMSQueen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMSCuracoa, killing 337 crewmen aboard Curacoa.
December 16 » The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.
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