The temperature on July 6, 1878 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of marriage June 9, 1898
The temperature on June 9, 1898 was about 22.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
June 22 » Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
Day of death December 7, 1936
The temperature on December 7, 1936 was between -2.7 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
June 11 » The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
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