The temperature on May 1, 1871 was about 11.9 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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).
In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
Day of marriage April 22, 1903
The temperature on April 22, 1903 was between 0.5 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). Source: KNMI
May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
Day of death April 26, 1954
The temperature on April 26, 1954 was between 2.3 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (93%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 14 » The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
March 9 » McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
May 17 » The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
August 13 » Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.
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