The temperature on December 4, 1875 was about -1.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Day of death March 17, 1946
The temperature on March 17, 1946 was between -5.2 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
March 6 » Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
March 24 » A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
October 1 » The Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.
December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam to United Nations is adopted.
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