The temperature on October 13, 1870 was about 11.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 45 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
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.
Day of marriage February 7, 1916
The temperature on February 7, 1916 was between 1.6 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
February 27 » Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
May 6 » Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha.
June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
Day of death December 31, 1955
The temperature on December 31, 1955 was between 1.0 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
November 1 » The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
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