The temperature on April 18, 1875 was about 16.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of marriage March 1, 1902
The temperature on March 1, 1902 was between 0.8 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
Day of death July 15, 1956
The temperature on July 15, 1956 was between 12.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
February 25 » In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
June 23 » The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
October 15 » FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
December 2 » The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
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