The temperature on November 11, 1868 was about 5.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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).
March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
July 9 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Day of marriage August 30, 1906
The temperature on August 30, 1906 was between 8.6 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
August 16 » The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Day of death November 29, 1923
The temperature on November 29, 1923 was between -5.9 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 9 » Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
September 9 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
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