The temperature on October 6, 1874 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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).
March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.
Day of marriage May 16, 1903
The temperature on May 16, 1903 was between 6.3 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). Source: KNMI
January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
Day of death September 20, 1936
The temperature on September 20, 1936 was between 8.9 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 21.5 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
December 23 » Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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