The temperature on January 5, 1870 was about 5.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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).
January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.
Day of death December 7, 1904
The temperature on December 7, 1904 was between 3.6 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
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