The temperature on October 15, 1875 was about 8.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 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.
April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Day of marriage April 19, 1907
The temperature on April 19, 1907 was between 0.6 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
Day of death December 30, 1959
The temperature on December 30, 1959 was between 5.1 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
April 8 » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
June 14 » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
Day of burial January 4, 1960
The temperature on January 4, 1960 was between 3.6 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 17 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
June 19 » The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
September 18 » Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
October 29 » An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
November 4 » At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals.
November 9 » Robert McNamara is named president of Ford Motor Company, the first non-Ford to serve in that post. A month later, he resigned to join the administration of newly elected John F. Kennedy.
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