The temperature on August 2, 1878 was about 13.3 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
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 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
June 5 » Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.
June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
Day of death February 24, 1911
The temperature on February 24, 1911 was between 4.9 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
October 24 » Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
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