The temperature on December 7, 1879 was about -4.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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.
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.
January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of death December 21, 1964
The temperature on December 21, 1964 was between -1.7 and 1.5 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Melbourne–Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMASMelbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMASVoyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82.
April 2 » The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
April 7 » IBM announces the System/360.
May 29 » The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
November 21 » The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
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