The temperature on August 11, 1860 was about 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
March 24 » Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
April 9 » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
September 8 » The steamship PSLady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.
Day of marriage February 23, 1889
The temperature on February 23, 1889 was about -1.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
Day of death March 16, 1949
The temperature on March 16, 1949 was between 1.0 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 15 » Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
July 20 » The Israel–Syria Mixed Armistice Commission brokers the last of four ceasefire agreements to end the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
August 29 » Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
October 14 » The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders in the United States convicts eleven defendants of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the federal government.
December 10 » Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
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