The temperature on June 21, 1869 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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).
May 4 » The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
October 5 » The Hennepin Island tunnel collapses during construction, nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
October 5 » The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
Day of marriage May 18, 1898
The temperature on May 18, 1898 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death May 14, 1918
The temperature on May 14, 1918 was between 6.0 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 6 » British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
March 3 » Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
March 31 » Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
October 1 » Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva.
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