The temperature on April 20, 1875 was about 17.0 °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 44%. 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).
January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
Day of marriage February 15, 1911
The temperature on February 15, 1911 was between -2.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 2 » The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
June 22 » George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
July 7 » The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
Day of death December 25, 1946
The temperature on December 25, 1946 was between -0.5 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
April 17 » The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
May 7 » Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
August 8 » First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.
September 2 » The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
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