The temperature on March 24, 1869 was about 7.1 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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).
May 4 » The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
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.
October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
Day of marriage September 20, 1893
The temperature on September 20, 1893 was about 16.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
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.
August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Day of death August 3, 1936
The temperature on August 3, 1936 was between 14.1 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.
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