The temperature on May 26, 1879 was about 17.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of marriage March 23, 1912
The temperature on March 23, 1912 was between 3.9 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
November 7 » The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Day of death November 7, 1927
The temperature on November 7, 1927 was between 4.2 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 23 » German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
March 24 » Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
April 12 » Rocksprings, Texas was hit by an F5 tornado that destroyed 235 of the 247 buildings in the town and killed 72 townspeople and injured 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
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