The temperature on November 27, 1878 was about 10.3 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
December 31 » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.
Day of marriage May 15, 1913
The temperature on May 15, 1913 was between 8.2 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
Day of death March 23, 1960
The temperature on March 23, 1960 was between -0.8 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
April 1 » The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.
May 6 » More than 20million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
July 12 » Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
August 6 » Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
November 28 » Mauritania becomes independent of France.
December 13 » While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.
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