The temperature on August 14, 1879 was about 20.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
Day of marriage April 4, 1902
The temperature on April 4, 1902 was between 3.1 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (30%). Source: KNMI
January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
Day of death April 18, 1960
The temperature on April 18, 1960 was between 2.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 8 » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
July 12 » Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
August 5 » Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
August 19 » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 1 » While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
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