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    Birthday August 31, 1879

    • The temperature on August 31, 1879 was about 18.0 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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.
    • 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 year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
      • March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
      • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
      • May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
      • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
      • September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.

    Christening day January 21, 1880

    • The temperature on January 21, 1880 was about -0.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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 year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
      • May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
      • 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.
    

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    • 1878 » Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer († 1933)
    • 1879 » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author († 1964)
    • 1879 » Taishō, emperor of Japan († 1926)
    • 1880 » Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands († 1962)
    • 1884 » George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science († 1956)
    • 1885 » DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright († 1940)

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