The temperature on January 1, 1878 was about 3.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
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 death February 22, 1968
The temperature on February 22, 1968 was between -0.3 °C and 0.9 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
January 31 » Nauru gains independence from Australia.
June 5 » Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.
October 16 » Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
November 11 » Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
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