The temperature on July 10, 1880 was about 19.0 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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.
January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
Day of death February 20, 1961
The temperature on February 20, 1961 was between 3.5 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 27 » The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
March 29 » The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
May 24 » American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.
October 30 » The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive device ever detonated.
November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
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