In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
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.
May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
Day of death June 27, 1961
The temperature on June 27, 1961 was between 9.5 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
January 27 » The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat.
July 20 » French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
September 10 » In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.
November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
December 19 » India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.
Day of burial July 1, 1961
The temperature on July 1, 1961 was between 15.2 °C and 31.5 °C and averaged 23.8 °C. There was 14.8 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
May 4 » American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
May 4 » Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67km).
July 23 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
August 10 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20million US gallons (76,000m) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover.
August 25 » President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964.
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