The temperature on January 5, 1883 was about 1.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
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 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
Day of marriage March 28, 1906
The temperature on March 28, 1906 was between -4.3 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
December 4 » Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Day of death November 27, 1956
The temperature on November 27, 1956 was between 5.0 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
May 20 » In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
October 15 » FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
November 2 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy requests UN aid for Hungary. Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito.
November 3 » Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. During negotiations on Tököl Island ostensibly on Soviet troop withdrawal, the KGB arrests Pál Maléter and other Hungarian Revolutionary commanders, effectively decapitating the Revolution's military leadership. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops ready for the final assault.
November 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
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