The temperature on February 22, 1877 was about 0.8 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
May 9 » Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.
Day of death June 23, 1940
The temperature on June 23, 1940 was between 11.4 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 10 » Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
February 10 » The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.
May 6 » John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
June 21 » World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.
December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
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