The temperature on August 30, 1870 was about 16.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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.
February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
Day of death March 16, 1951
The temperature on March 16, 1951 was between -0.8 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 3 » Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips's recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
March 31 » Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
July 26 » Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
December 17 » The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations.
December 24 » Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.
December 25 » A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. S. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette.
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