The temperature on January 26, 1870 was about 1.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
Day of death June 13, 1940
The temperature on June 13, 1940 was between 12.4 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 22.4 mm of rain during 18.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
March 30 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
May 5 » World War II: Norwegian Campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin: Ronald van 't Hoff, "Family tree Van 't Hoff - Zondag - Bosch - de Zwaan - vd Kolk - Westhuis - Plomp", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-van-t-hoff/I14656.php : accessed February 26, 2026), "Johannes Albertus de Hoogt (1870-1940)".
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