Olson's Tree » George Dennison Morgan (1870-1915)

Birthday June 17, 1870

• The temperature on June 17, 1870 was about 19.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
  • April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
  • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
  • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
  • October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.
  • November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

Source: Wikipedia

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