The temperature on January 16, 1871 was about 2.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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.
January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
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 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
Day of marriage November 16, 1899
The temperature on November 16, 1899 was about 2.8 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
Day of death August 22, 1954
The temperature on August 22, 1954 was between 11.5 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
February 15 » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
June 14 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
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