The temperature on October 19, 1875 was about 7.5 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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.
April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
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.
Day of marriage May 18, 1912
The temperature on May 18, 1912 was between 4.0 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
Day of death September 26, 1940
The temperature on September 26, 1940 was between 6.1 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
May 14 » World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
September 15 » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.
December 14 » Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
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