The temperature on October 10, 1865 was about 10.9 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 1 » President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
March 3 » Opening of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group.
March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
May 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
Day of marriage July 16, 1885
The temperature on July 16, 1885 was about 17.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
Day of death May 5, 1942
The temperature on May 5, 1942 was between -1.2 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 24 » World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
February 28 » The heavy cruiser USSHouston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMASPerth which lost 375 men.
July 1 » The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished.
July 10 » World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero") that the US Navy uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
August 16 » World War II: A naval L-class blimp drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.
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