The temperature on July 22, 1879 was about 13.1 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
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.
April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of marriage July 24, 1901
The temperature on July 24, 1901 was between 10.2 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (64%). Source: KNMI
January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
November 8 » Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.
Day of death February 2, 1936
The temperature on February 2, 1936 was between 4.2 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
Day of cremation February 5, 1936
The temperature on February 5, 1936 was between -2.9 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
October 5 » The Jarrow March sets off for London.
October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
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