The temperature on June 28, 1876 was about 24.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
Day of marriage March 13, 1903
The temperature on March 13, 1903 was between -1.3 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (52%). Source: KNMI
February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death August 7, 1977
The temperature on August 7, 1977 was between 14.4 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
July 19 » The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41a.m. Eastern time (ET).
August 3 » Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
August 18 » Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.
October 20 » Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's airplane crashes. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines perish in the crash.
November 26 » An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.
December 4 » Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.
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