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.
March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
April 30 » The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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).
Day of death October 28, 1959
The temperature on October 28, 1959 was between 1.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 3 » Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
February 17 » Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
February 20 » The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
August 3 » Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
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