The temperature on April 8, 1890 was about 4.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
December 15 » Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Day of death February 5, 1977
The temperature on February 5, 1977 was between 4.0 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 20 » Jimmy Carter is inaugurated the 39th President of the United States of America.
March 2 » Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopted the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People".
May 31 » The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.
June 27 » France grants independence to Djibouti.
July 13 » Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
September 13 » General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others.
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