The temperature on May 9, 1866 was about 10.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
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).
April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
August 17 » The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
Day of death December 21, 1935
The temperature on December 21, 1935 was between -0.2 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
May 25 » Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
May 29 » First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
December 9 » Student protests in Beiping (now Beijing)'s Tiananmen Square, dispersed by government.
December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
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