The temperature on January 4, 1875 was about 5.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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).
April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death September 15, 1956
The temperature on September 15, 1956 was between 9.8 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
August 27 » The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
September 9 » Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
December 6 » A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
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