The temperature on February 28, 1862 was about -3.4 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
May 20 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law, opening 84million acres of public land to settlers.
June 20 » Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
July 4 » Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
July 12 » The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
July 23 » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
August 6 » American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSSArkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Day of marriage October 31, 1888
The temperature on October 31, 1888 was about 12.5 °C. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
Day of death February 27, 1935
The temperature on February 27, 1935 was between -3.0 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 1 » India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India, is formed.
May 27 » New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
August 14 » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
December 5 » Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.
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