The temperature on November 8, 1882 was about 7.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
Day of death August 23, 1969
The temperature on August 23, 1969 was between 9.2 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 5 » The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur.
January 15 » The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
May 2 » The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
September 1 » Trần Thiện Khiêm becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.
November 20 » Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971.
December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
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