The temperature on May 21, 1879 was about 15.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
Day of marriage January 12, 1907
The temperature on January 12, 1907 was between 2.6 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.8 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.
February 9 » The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
Day of death November 15, 1959
The temperature on November 15, 1959 was between 4.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
November 2 » Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.
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