The temperature on September 30, 1868 was about 18.0 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
April 10 » At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
Day of death July 2, 1960
The temperature on July 2, 1960 was between 8.4 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.
May 23 » A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
June 17 » The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4million for 7million acres (28,000km) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
July 8 » Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
October 29 » An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
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