The temperature on May 23, 1869 was about 14.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west by south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
May 4 » The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
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).
October 5 » The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
Day of marriage July 30, 1897
The temperature on July 30, 1897 was about 21.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. Source: KNMI
February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
July 26 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of death January 7, 1935
The temperature on January 7, 1935 was between -0.1 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 20 » Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
March 16 » Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
April 1 » India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India, is formed.
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.
October 10 » In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
December 27 » Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.
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