The temperature on August 15, 1882 was about 16.1 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
Day of death June 9, 1936
The temperature on June 9, 1936 was between 5.3 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
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