The temperature on March 2, 1871 was about 6.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 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 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
April 30 » The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of marriage May 27, 1893
The temperature on May 27, 1893 was about 12.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Day of death February 6, 1942
The temperature on February 6, 1942 was between -9.1 °C and -3.6 °C and averaged -6.4 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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.
February 20 » Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.
March 3 » World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
March 26 » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
March 29 » The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
June 20 » The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp.
October 29 » The Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
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