The temperature on August 14, 1878 was about 15.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of marriage January 2, 1914
The temperature on January 2, 1914 was between -1.4 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Day of death August 6, 1943
The temperature on August 6, 1943 was between 10.6 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 7 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.
August 29 » World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
September 7 » A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people.
December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain campaign.
December 26 » World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off of Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces.
December 28 » Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.
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