The temperature on April 2, 1868 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
June 23 » Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
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 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
Day of marriage February 25, 1899
The temperature on February 25, 1899 was about -2.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
Day of death November 3, 1950
The temperature on November 3, 1950 was between 4.0 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 25.7 mm of rain during 15.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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