The temperature on August 20, 1874 was about 16.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
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).
February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
Day of marriage May 30, 1903
The temperature on May 30, 1903 was between 13.5 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 15.0 hours of sunshine (92%). Source: KNMI
February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
Day of death September 21, 1937
The temperature on September 21, 1937 was between 6.7 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
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