The temperature on January 2, 1878 was about 4.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
Day of marriage May 2, 1903
The temperature on May 2, 1903 was between 4.3 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (19%). Source: KNMI
February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death December 17, 1951
The temperature on December 17, 1951 was between 5.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 14 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.
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 22 » Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.
May 13 » The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
June 23 » The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched.
July 4 » Cold War: A court in Czechoslovakia sentences American journalist William N. Oatis to ten years in prison on charges of espionage.
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