The temperature on July 23, 1879 was about 16.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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.
January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
Day of death May 31, 1927
The temperature on May 31, 1927 was between 11.0 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
May 18 » After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
June 13 » Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
July 16 » Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history.
July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
October 25 » The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
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