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 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.
March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.
Day of marriage August 31, 1898
The temperature on August 31, 1898 was about 15.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
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 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
Day of death August 6, 1944
The temperature on August 6, 1944 was between 12.1 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 10 » World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
June 22 » World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
July 6 » The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.
July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
November 1 » World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren.
November 26 » World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
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