The temperature on March 20, 1879 was about 12.6 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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.
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.
April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of marriage November 17, 1900
The temperature on November 17, 1900 was about 2.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
July 2 » Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
Day of death February 25, 1951
The temperature on February 25, 1951 was between -0.3 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 3 » Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips's recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
March 28 » First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
April 25 » Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
May 14 » Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
May 23 » Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China.
December 17 » The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations.
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