The temperature on October 9, 1875 was about 11.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
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).
January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
Day of marriage December 27, 1901
The temperature on December 27, 1901 was between 1.1 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (54%). Source: KNMI
June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
December 12 » Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
Day of death January 26, 1960
The temperature on January 26, 1960 was between 1.9 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
January 24 » Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
June 26 » The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gains its independence as Somaliland.
July 1 » Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
July 20 » The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USSGeorge Washington, for the first time.
October 29 » An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
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