The temperature on December 4, 1877 was about 4.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
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.
May 6 » Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
July 14 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, when wages of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers were cut for the third time in a year. The strike was ended on Sept 4 by local and state militias, and federal troops.
October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
November 24 » Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published.
December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.
Day of marriage May 5, 1909
The temperature on May 5, 1909 was between 4.5 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
Day of death February 11, 1968
The temperature on February 11, 1968 was between 0.2 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
May 12 » Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral.
June 5 » Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.
July 1 » The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.
October 16 » Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
November 17 » Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
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