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.
January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
Day of death June 17, 1947
The temperature on June 17, 1947 was between 9.1 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 25 » An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
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