The temperature on August 30, 1870 was about 16.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
Day of marriage March 21, 1900
The temperature on March 21, 1900 was about 5.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
June 20 » Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return.
June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
Day of death December 3, 1959
The temperature on December 3, 1959 was between 5.5 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
August 21 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
September 12 » The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.
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