The temperature on October 23, 1879 was about 10.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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.
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 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
Day of marriage March 2, 1907
The temperature on March 2, 1907 was between -1.9 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
Day of death June 7, 1959
The temperature on June 7, 1959 was between 8.1 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 30 » Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
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