The temperature on February 8, 1868 was about 5.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
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).
June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Day of marriage October 5, 1893
The temperature on October 5, 1893 was about 10.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
Day of death March 10, 1951
The temperature on March 10, 1951 was between -0.9 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 6 » Cold War: The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
March 7 » Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, inside a mosque in Tehran.
April 11 » Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
April 29 » Tibetan delegates to the Central People's Government arrive in Beijing and draft a Seventeen Point Agreement for Chinese sovereignty and Tibetan autonomy.
May 3 » The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the relief of Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.
May 13 » The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
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