The temperature on May 26, 1881 was about 21.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
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.
February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
Day of death February 2, 1963
The temperature on February 2, 1963 was between -8.4 °C and -4.2 °C and averaged -5.8 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 5 » The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.
April 11 » Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms.
June 30 » Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
September 4 » Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
October 22 » A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.
December 21 » "Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages.
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