The temperature on September 8, 1868 was about 16.9 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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).
February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
Day of marriage May 29, 1897
The temperature on May 29, 1897 was about 14.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
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 December 2, 1941
The temperature on December 2, 1941 was between -5.0 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 9 » World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy, is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.
March 11 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
May 10 » World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
May 12 » Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.
August 22 » World War II: German troops begin the Siege of Leningrad.
October 17 » World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first US Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
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