The temperature on January 21, 1870 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Day of marriage November 17, 1892
The temperature on November 17, 1892 was about 9.6 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
July 4 » Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a year with 367 days.
October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
December 18 » Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Day of death December 30, 1938
The temperature on December 30, 1938 was between 1.3 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 30 » The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny.
October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
November 9 » The Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath dies from gunshot wounds by Herschel Grynszpan, an act which the Nazis used as an excuse to instigate the 1938 national pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
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