The temperature on July 7, 1875 was about 20.8 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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).
January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
Day of marriage May 10, 1902
The temperature on May 10, 1902 was between 2.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). Source: KNMI
January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
Day of death June 25, 1949
The temperature on June 25, 1949 was between 3.9 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 15 » Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
January 31 » These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
June 8 » Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
November 18 » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.
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