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.
March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
April 25 » French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
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 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
February 16 » The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
March 1 » The Hoover Dam is completed.
April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).
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