The temperature on January 15, 1870 was about 7.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
Day of marriage August 5, 1888
The temperature on August 5, 1888 was about 13.6 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
Day of death February 22, 1961
The temperature on February 22, 1961 was between 0.5 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
April 20 » Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
April 27 » Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
May 14 » Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle.
September 1 » The first conference of the Non-Aligned Countries is held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
October 1 » The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.
December 31 » RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
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