The temperature on April 1, 1880 was about 9.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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.
May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
June 29 » France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".
July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
Day of death April 16, 1936
The temperature on April 16, 1936 was between 3.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
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