The temperature on February 5, 1871 was about 7.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. 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.
January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
Day of death November 20, 1958
The temperature on November 20, 1958 was between -1.1 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 3 » Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community.
April 4 » The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
May 13 » During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
July 7 » US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.
December 1 » The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
December 30 » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
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