The temperature on June 30, 1875 was about 22.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
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.
October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Day of marriage April 27, 1914
The temperature on April 27, 1914 was between -0.3 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.
Day of death August 9, 1959
The temperature on August 9, 1959 was between 16.3 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
February 3 » Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
August 14 » Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
September 25 » Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
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