The temperature on September 15, 1879 was about 14.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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.
February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
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.
May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
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 death January 20, 1958
The temperature on January 20, 1958 was between -2.1 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 22 » Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
July 26 » Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
October 4 » The current constitution of France is adopted.
October 7 » The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
November 28 » Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
December 11 » French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.
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