The temperature on January 16, 1871 was about 2.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. 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 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
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 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
Day of marriage May 19, 1897
The temperature on May 19, 1897 was about 14.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Day of death June 16, 1952
The temperature on June 16, 1952 was between 3.7 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 14 » NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
April 21 » Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
July 23 » General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
November 25 » Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.
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