The temperature on October 18, 1873 was about 13.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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).
July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
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 September 23, 1911
The temperature on September 23, 1911 was between 2.4 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
July 4 » A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.
August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
Day of death August 24, 1950
The temperature on August 24, 1950 was between 12.2 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
December 17 » The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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