The temperature on February 27, 1882 was about 10.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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.
February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
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