The temperature on February 8, 1870 was about -0.9 °C. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%. 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).
February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
Day of death April 6, 1936
The temperature on April 6, 1936 was between 2.8 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
November 25 » In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
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