The temperature on August 1, 1875 was about 19.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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.
February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Day of marriage August 16, 1900
The temperature on August 16, 1900 was about 22.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.
Day of death July 23, 1935
The temperature on July 23, 1935 was between 8.6 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 20 » Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
March 23 » Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
April 14 » The Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the Dust Bowl, swept across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring areas.
July 28 » First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
September 24 » Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
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