The temperature on November 13, 1879 was about 3.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
Day of marriage August 29, 1903
The temperature on August 29, 1903 was between 13.2 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (54%). Source: KNMI
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death July 17, 1957
The temperature on July 17, 1957 was between 8.7 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
March 31 » Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government.
April 30 » Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.
May 3 » Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
September 19 » Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.
November 7 » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
Day of burial July 20, 1957
The temperature on July 20, 1957 was between 10.2 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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