The temperature on August 3, 1877 was about 14.9 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
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 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
May 9 » Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
Day of marriage June 2, 1900
The temperature on June 2, 1900 was about 15.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
March 24 » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
Day of death July 11, 1958
The temperature on July 11, 1958 was between 10.7 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 22 » Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
April 4 » The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
July 1 » Flooding of Canada's Saint Lawrence Seaway begins.
August 29 » United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
November 28 » First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.
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