The temperature on March 12, 1882 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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.
March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
April 25 » French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
Day of marriage October 26, 1905
The temperature on October 26, 1905 was between -5.4 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
August 20 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, forms the first chapter of T'ung Meng Hui, a union of all secret societies determined to bringing down the Manchus.
September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.
December 30 » Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
Day of death July 15, 1962
The temperature on July 15, 1962 was between 13.6 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
March 19 » Highly influential artist Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records.
July 12 » The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
August 7 » Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
August 15 » James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.
December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
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