The temperature on February 25, 1878 was about 7.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
Day of marriage May 19, 1906
The temperature on May 19, 1906 was between 7.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Day of death May 4, 1930
The temperature on May 4, 1930 was between 3.0 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 6 » The first diesel-powered automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
February 3 » Communist Party of Vietnam is founded at a "Unification Conference" held in Kowloon, British Hong Kong.
February 10 » The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope to overthrow French protectorate over Vietnam.
February 18 » Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
May 7 » The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
July 7 » Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
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