The temperature on March 14, 1878 was about 1.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of marriage May 24, 1902
The temperature on May 24, 1902 was between 8.7 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 16.0 hours of sunshine (99%). Source: KNMI
January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Day of death December 20, 1940
The temperature on December 20, 1940 was between -6.4 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
May 5 » World War II: Norwegian Campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
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