The temperature on December 11, 1864 was about 7.6 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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.
March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
May 9 » Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
June 29 » At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fails to stop for an open drawbridge and plunges into the Rivière Richelieu near St-Hilaire, Quebec.
July 8 » Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
August 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
September 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
Day of marriage October 5, 1906
The temperature on October 5, 1906 was between 9.5 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.
Day of death November 7, 1938
The temperature on November 7, 1938 was between 8.9 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
August 18 » The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
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