The temperature on April 22, 1871 was about 13.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of marriage March 6, 1898
The temperature on March 6, 1898 was about -0.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
November 3 » France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
Day of death April 12, 1951
The temperature on April 12, 1951 was between -0.3 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
February 6 » The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
February 27 » The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
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.
April 17 » The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
October 3 » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
October 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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