The temperature on June 20, 1879 was about 21.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of death June 18, 1952
The temperature on June 18, 1952 was between 9.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
June 21 » The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
November 25 » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".
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