The temperature on May 23, 1871 was about 20.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. 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.
March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
Day of marriage December 13, 1906
The temperature on December 13, 1906 was between 0.4 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
Day of death December 2, 1938
The temperature on December 2, 1938 was between 4.1 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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