The temperature on October 27, 1882 was about 8.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
Day of death September 21, 1964
The temperature on September 21, 1964 was between 3.8 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
April 4 » The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
May 20 » Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
June 2 » The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
August 7 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.
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