The temperature on February 3, 1875 was about 1.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
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 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of marriage March 18, 1911
The temperature on March 18, 1911 was between -0.7 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
July 4 » A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.
August 29 » Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
Day of death July 24, 1956
The temperature on July 24, 1956 was between 11.7 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 12.7 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
June 11 » Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
September 13 » The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
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