The temperature on April 14, 1882 was about 11.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
Day of death October 14, 1961
The temperature on October 14, 1961 was between 5.4 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
February 14 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
March 1 » Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
September 1 » The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate.
December 15 » Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization.
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