The temperature on June 28, 1882 was about 15.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
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.
May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
Day of marriage March 30, 1907
The temperature on March 30, 1907 was between 4.4 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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.
February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
April 15 » Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
Day of death April 29, 1978
The temperature on April 29, 1978 was between 4.2 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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 1 » Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea, due to instrument failure, spatial disorientation, and pilot error, off the coast of Bombay, India, killing all 213 people on board.
February 16 » The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
March 16 » A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Gabare, Bulgaria, killing 73.
March 28 » The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
November 3 » Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
December 11 » The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
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