The temperature on September 11, 1869 was about 19.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
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).
April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
October 5 » The Hennepin Island tunnel collapses during construction, nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
Day of death March 14, 1939
The temperature on March 14, 1939 was between 5.0 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 13 » The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
March 3 » In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
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