The temperature on July 12, 1869 was about 28.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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).
March 24 » The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
May 15 » Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
October 5 » The Hennepin Island tunnel collapses during construction, nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
Day of marriage May 5, 1892
The temperature on May 5, 1892 was about 7.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
July 26 » Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
November 12 » Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
Day of death October 17, 1952
The temperature on October 17, 1952 was between -0.1 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (69%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 15 » King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
April 9 » Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
August 12 » The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
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