The temperature on December 25, 1876 was about -11.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
February 26 » Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.
May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
Day of marriage July 26, 1902
The temperature on July 26, 1902 was between 12.0 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). Source: KNMI
January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
Day of death July 28, 1936
The temperature on July 28, 1936 was between 11.4 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
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