The temperature on June 13, 1874 was about 13.4 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. Source: KNMI
From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
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 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
Christening day April 2, 1876
The temperature on April 2, 1876 was about 15.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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).
April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
Day of marriage January 8, 1895
The temperature on January 8, 1895 was about -0.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
April 8 » In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
August 31 » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
October 4 » Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship.
October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
Day of death February 27, 1950
The temperature on February 27, 1950 was between -3.2 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 14 » The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
October 19 » Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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