There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. 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).
February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Day of marriage May 17, 1900
The temperature on May 17, 1900 was about 13.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
Day of death December 4, 1965
The temperature on December 4, 1965 was between 3.2 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
March 15 » President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
March 25 » Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
July 16 » The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
July 25 » Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
September 9 » The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established.
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