The temperature on July 3, 1878 was about 15.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
Day of marriage October 7, 1903
The temperature on October 7, 1903 was between 10.2 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). Source: KNMI
February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death February 16, 1948
The temperature on February 16, 1948 was between -1.6 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
March 20 » With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
April 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
June 17 » United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
July 31 » USSNevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
December 26 » The last Soviet troops withdraw from North Korea.
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