There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of marriage September 4, 1902
The temperature on September 4, 1902 was between 11.6 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (59%). Source: KNMI
January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
Day of death November 27, 1954
The temperature on November 27, 1954 was between 7.6 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 10 » BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea killing 35 people.
April 7 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
April 22 » Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
August 13 » Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
September 3 » The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
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