The temperature on February 25, 1870 was about 5.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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).
January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Day of marriage February 8, 1896
The temperature on February 8, 1896 was about 0.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of death October 15, 1952
The temperature on October 15, 1952 was between 2.1 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 26 » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
April 15 » First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
July 23 » General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
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