The temperature on August 5, 1875 was about 19.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
Day of marriage January 8, 1898
The temperature on January 8, 1898 was about -2.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
Day of death June 16, 1959
The temperature on June 16, 1959 was between 5.3 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
June 26 » Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium.
August 31 » A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
September 15 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
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