The temperature on August 7, 1879 was about 17.3 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
Day of marriage November 10, 1903
The temperature on November 10, 1903 was between 4.8 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). Source: KNMI
April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death August 19, 1958
The temperature on August 19, 1958 was between 16.0 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 18.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 17 » The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite.
March 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
April 4 » The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
May 13 » Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
May 13 » During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
December 11 » French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.
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