The temperature on June 3, 1861 was about 11.2 °C. There was 26 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
January 11 » American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.
February 18 » In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
February 18 » With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
March 4 » The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
May 29 » The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
Day of marriage June 4, 1885
The temperature on June 4, 1885 was about 21.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
Day of death September 4, 1949
The temperature on September 4, 1949 was between 13.6 °C and 30.5 °C and averaged 22.7 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
January 25 » The first Emmy Awards are presented; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
March 1 » Indonesian Army recaptures and occupies for six hours its capital city Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
March 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.
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