The temperature on February 26, 1867 was about 6.9 °C. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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).
April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
May 15 » Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto, Ontario. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
July 1 » The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday.
September 28 » Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
October 18 » United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
November 23 » The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.
Day of marriage March 12, 1904
The temperature on March 12, 1904 was between -1.9 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
Day of death October 14, 1933
The temperature on October 14, 1933 was between 5.5 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 25 » Launch of the USSRanger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.
March 4 » Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President of the United States.
March 23 » The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
June 16 » The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid antitrust prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis.
July 6 » The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
July 8 » The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
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