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).
March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
December 9 » 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 July 10, 1897
The temperature on July 10, 1897 was about 21.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of death October 27, 1955
The temperature on October 27, 1955 was between 3.3 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
October 26 » After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
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