The temperature on October 22, 1878 was about 12.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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.
March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
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.
May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
Day of marriage February 1, 1897
The temperature on February 1, 1897 was about 0.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of death September 29, 1950
The temperature on September 29, 1950 was between 11.2 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.
November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
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