The temperature on November 11, 1870 was about 4.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
Day of death March 9, 1947
The temperature on March 9, 1947 was between -4.1 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
Day of burial March 13, 1947
The temperature on March 13, 1947 was between -1.6 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 13.5 mm of rain during 11.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
July 4 » The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
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