The temperature on March 1, 1873 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of marriage May 14, 1898
The temperature on May 14, 1898 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death July 27, 1942
The temperature on July 27, 1942 was between 9.5 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 14.5 mm of rain during 8.4 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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.
January 13 » Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
January 20 » World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".
February 27 » World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies.
August 21 » World War II: The Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru.
November 3 » World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
November 26 » Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
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