The temperature on May 28, 1871 was about 25.7 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 35%. 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 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
Day of marriage July 12, 1900
The temperature on July 12, 1900 was about 24.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. Source: KNMI
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.
March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
Day of death July 29, 1942
The temperature on July 29, 1942 was between 10.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 11 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.
February 28 » The heavy cruiser USSHouston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMASPerth which lost 375 men.
March 18 » The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
June 20 » The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp.
August 24 » World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USSEnterprise is heavily damaged.
November 27 » World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
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