The temperature on July 2, 1874 was about 29.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. 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).
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.
October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
Christening day July 26, 1874
The temperature on July 26, 1874 was about 21.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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.
February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
Day of marriage June 12, 1902
The temperature on June 12, 1902 was between 3.8 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (17%). Source: KNMI
January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
Day of death July 30, 1947
The temperature on July 30, 1947 was between 14.5 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
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