Genealogy Slot » Benjamins (1871-1871)

Birthday December 20, 1871

• The temperature on December 20, 1871 was about 5.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
  • March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
  • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
  • July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
  • July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
  • October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.

Source: Wikipedia

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