The temperature on December 13, 1859 was about 1.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
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De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
February 4 » The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
February 14 » Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
March 2 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, begins.
March 3 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes.
June 4 » Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
October 16 » John Brown leads a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Day of marriage August 2, 1882
The temperature on August 2, 1882 was about 17.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
Day of death April 11, 1939
The temperature on April 11, 1939 was between 7.2 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
September 18 » World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
December 15 » Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
December 27 » The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
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