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Christening day September 18, 1870

• The temperature on September 18, 1870 was about 15.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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).
• In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
  • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
  • July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
  • July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
  • July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
  • August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.

Day of marriage May 30, 1903

• The temperature on May 30, 1903 was between 13.5 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 15.0 hours of sunshine (92%). Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
  • January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
  • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
  • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
  • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.

Day of death August 25, 1954

• The temperature on August 25, 1954 was between 11.6 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
  • April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
  • May 17 » The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
  • September 3 » The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
  • November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.
  • November 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
  • December 23 » First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1942 » Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. 1902)
• 1945 » John Birch, American soldier and missionary (b. 1918)
• 1956 » Alfred Kinsey, American biologist and academic (b. 1894)
• 1965 » Moonlight Graham, American baseball player and physician (b. 1879)
• 1967 » Oscar Cabalén, Argentine race car driver (b. 1928)
• 1967 » Stanley Bruce, Australian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1883)