The temperature on January 8, 1880 was about 3.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.
December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
Day of death October 23, 1956
The temperature on October 23, 1956 was between 8.8 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
December 31 » The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.
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