The temperature on October 4, 1877 was about 7.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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).
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.
May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
July 9 » The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
November 24 » Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published.
Day of marriage September 16, 1903
The temperature on September 16, 1903 was between 9.0 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (7%). Source: KNMI
March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
Day of death April 17, 1947
The temperature on April 17, 1947 was between 5.3 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
November 2 » In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
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