The temperature on October 16, 1870 was about 10.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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).
April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Day of death January 1, 1947
The temperature on January 1, 1947 was between 0.1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 10 » The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
February 12 » The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
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