There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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).
February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
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.
September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of marriage May 10, 1906
The temperature on May 10, 1906 was between 7.9 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
Day of death May 24, 1954
The temperature on May 24, 1954 was between 3.8 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 20 » In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
February 19 » Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.
April 7 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
September 29 » The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
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