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 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
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.
April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
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).
May 13 » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
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