The temperature on March 15, 1879 was about 1.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of marriage September 2, 1910
The temperature on September 2, 1910 was between 5.1 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 28 » Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
April 29 » The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.
June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
Day of death January 7, 1959
The temperature on January 7, 1959 was between 1.0 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 7.7 mm of rain during 11.2 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
February 9 » The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
May 19 » The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.
September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
Day of burial January 10, 1959
The temperature on January 10, 1959 was between -3.3 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 3 » Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
February 9 » The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
August 21 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
September 25 » Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
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