The temperature on July 21, 1881 was about 19.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
Day of death January 24, 1960
The temperature on January 24, 1960 was between 9.2 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 21 » A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
April 13 » The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
June 25 » Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
June 26 » Madagascar gains its independence from France.
September 5 » Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
November 25 » The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.
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