The temperature on October 25, 1865 was about 10.5 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
April 14 » U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
November 18 » Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in the New York Saturday Press.
December 18 » US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.
Day of marriage August 18, 1888
The temperature on August 18, 1888 was about 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
Day of death August 8, 1907
The temperature on August 8, 1907 was between 11.7 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
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