The temperature on January 7, 1881 was about -4.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
February 16 » The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
Day of marriage May 27, 1909
The temperature on May 27, 1909 was between 7.2 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
Day of death April 12, 1968
The temperature on April 12, 1968 was between -0.8 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 21 » A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
January 24 » Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
March 16 » General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
September 13 » Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.
October 5 » A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police.
October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
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