The temperature on February 7, 1871 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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.
February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of death May 13, 1958
The temperature on May 13, 1958 was between 6.7 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 5 » Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
February 21 » The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
April 14 » The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
August 18 » Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
October 26 » Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
November 10 » The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
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