The temperature on June 16, 1881 was about 16.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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.
February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
Day of marriage October 27, 1904
The temperature on October 27, 1904 was between 3.2 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
Day of death June 13, 1968
The temperature on June 13, 1968 was between 9.3 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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