The temperature on May 25, 1878 was about 10.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
Day of death January 21, 1927
The temperature on January 21, 1927 was between -1.2 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
September 22 » Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
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