The temperature on April 10, 1870 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
Day of marriage May 4, 1894
The temperature on May 4, 1894 was about 8.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
February 12 » Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
June 28 » Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
August 22 » Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
November 1 » Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
Day of death February 17, 1962
The temperature on February 17, 1962 was between 2.6 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
March 19 » Highly influential artist Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records.
August 22 » The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle.
September 27 » Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
December 9 » The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.
December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
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