The temperature on April 19, 1868 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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).
January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
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.
April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Day of marriage October 4, 1889
The temperature on October 4, 1889 was about 12.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Day of death December 31, 1949
The temperature on December 31, 1949 was between -1.8 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
April 23 » Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
June 8 » George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
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