The temperature on May 27, 1878 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
Day of marriage November 26, 1903
The temperature on November 26, 1903 was between -0.2 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). Source: KNMI
January 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
Day of death November 19, 1943
The temperature on November 19, 1943 was between -1.8 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
May 13 » World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.
July 1 » The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis.
August 29 » World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
September 14 » World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.
October 6 » World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete.
October 17 » Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.
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