The temperature on August 29, 1883 was about 16.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
Day of marriage June 21, 1911
The temperature on June 21, 1911 was between 11.2 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 6 » During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
September 23 » Pilot Earle Ovington makes the first official airmail delivery in America under the authority of the United States Post Office Department
October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.
Day of death February 14, 1979
The temperature on February 14, 1979 was between -6.3 °C and 0.8 °C and averaged -3.8 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 5 » Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters.
March 28 » The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election.
August 5 » In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
August 11 » Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
October 17 » The Department of Education Organization Act creates the US Department of Education.
November 4 » Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages.
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