The temperature on December 12, 1877 was about 3.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
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.
January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
Day of marriage September 13, 1912
The temperature on September 13, 1912 was between 5.3 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
Day of death January 10, 1944
The temperature on January 10, 1944 was between 1.5 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 26 » World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter.
September 4 » World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.
September 17 » World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
September 17 » World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units.
November 26 » World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
December 3 » Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.
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