The temperature on July 28, 1878 was about 18.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
Day of marriage September 28, 1901
The temperature on September 28, 1901 was between 7.1 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (68%). Source: KNMI
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
Day of death December 29, 1938
The temperature on December 29, 1938 was between -3.1 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
November 9 » The Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath dies from gunshot wounds by Herschel Grynszpan, an act which the Nazis used as an excuse to instigate the 1938 national pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht.
Day of burial December 31, 1938
The temperature on December 31, 1938 was between 0.1 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
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