The temperature on October 14, 1879 was about 6.3 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
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.
Day of marriage January 18, 1905
The temperature on January 18, 1905 was between -0.8 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
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.
May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
June 27 » During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
August 13 » Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
September 23 » Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
Day of death August 25, 1946
The temperature on August 25, 1946 was between 11.9 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
February 8 » The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
March 29 » Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded.
August 23 » Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein.
September 20 » The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
November 23 » French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
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