The temperature on February 26, 1879 was about -1.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
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.
October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
Day of marriage November 27, 1909
The temperature on November 27, 1909 was between -0.7 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.
Day of death July 16, 1941
The temperature on July 16, 1941 was between 13.4 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 2 » World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
January 18 » World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.
March 17 » In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
September 17 » World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
September 22 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
October 30 » President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
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