The temperature on July 30, 1876 was about 18.0 °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 80%. 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).
January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
Day of marriage January 31, 1900
The temperature on January 31, 1900 was about 1.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
June 5 » Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.
June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
Day of death November 26, 1957
The temperature on November 26, 1957 was between 6.4 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » George Town, Penang, is made a city by a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
January 9 » British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
July 6 » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
November 1 » The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
November 7 » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
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