The temperature on August 9, 1880 was about 20.1 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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.
May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
Day of marriage December 14, 1908
The temperature on December 14, 1908 was between 6.7 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
Day of death December 16, 1955
The temperature on December 16, 1955 was between 7.7 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
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