The temperature on August 20, 1869 was about 18.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
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 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
July 25 » The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869).
August 2 » Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
September 24 » Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
Day of marriage October 1, 1891
The temperature on October 1, 1891 was about 21.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
Day of death November 15, 1931
The temperature on November 15, 1931 was between 0.9 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
May 7 » The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City.
September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
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