The temperature on November 28, 1865 was about 8.9 °C. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
April 26 » Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
May 9 » American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.
May 10 » American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
July 21 » In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.
July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
Day of marriage October 25, 1889
The temperature on October 25, 1889 was about 8.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Day of death July 19, 1947
The temperature on July 19, 1947 was between 11.7 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
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