The temperature on September 14, 1866 was about 16.4 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
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).
January 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.
Day of marriage November 17, 1892
The temperature on November 17, 1892 was about 9.6 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
July 4 » Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a year with 367 days.
August 9 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.
Day of death January 31, 1940
The temperature on January 31, 1940 was between -7.1 °C and -3.7 °C and averaged -5.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
May 15 » USSSailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus.
June 12 » World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to Major General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
September 15 » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.
November 18 » World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.
November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
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