The temperature on March 22, 1861 was about 3.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
February 9 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
April 17 » The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
July 25 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Crittenden–Johnson Resolution, stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.
August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
December 21 » Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.
Day of marriage June 4, 1887
The temperature on June 4, 1887 was about 12.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Day of death August 14, 1929
The temperature on August 14, 1929 was between 9.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
January 17 » Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
May 1 » The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
August 16 » The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
October 7 » Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
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