The temperature on June 8, 1879 was about 14.6 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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.
February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
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.
October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
Day of marriage December 16, 1936
The temperature on December 16, 1936 was between 1.7 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 5 » First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
Day of death March 17, 1944
The temperature on March 17, 1944 was between 2.2 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
February 22 » World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.
April 14 » Bombay explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20million pounds.
April 22 » World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
June 15 » World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
September 15 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Quebec as part of the Octagon Conference to discuss strategy.
September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
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