The temperature on September 17, 1865 was about 22.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 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.
January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
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 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
July 31 » The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
Day of marriage August 21, 1901
The temperature on August 21, 1901 was between 12.5 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (31%). Source: KNMI
March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
May 9 » Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
Day of death October 16, 1946
The temperature on October 16, 1946 was between 8.1 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 11 » Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
February 8 » The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
May 7 » Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
June 23 » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
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