The temperature on August 19, 1883 was about 19.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 38%. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
Day of death February 26, 1957
The temperature on February 26, 1957 was between 1.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 17 » A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
April 9 » The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
July 28 » Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
September 4 » American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
September 25 » Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
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