February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
April 1 » In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
Christening day August 30, 1789
The temperature on August 30, 1789 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
August 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
October 3 » George Washington proclaims a Thanksgiving Day for that year.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
Day of marriage April 9, 1824
The temperature on April 9, 1824 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt mist. 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).
March 5 » First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
March 17 » The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
May 7 » World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
May 10 » The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
July 25 » Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
October 21 » Portland cement is patented.
Day of death September 3, 1868
The temperature on September 3, 1868 was about 23.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
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