The temperature on April 17, 1871 was about 7.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
Day of marriage March 18, 1898
The temperature on March 18, 1898 was about 8.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
November 3 » France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
Day of death February 4, 1947
The temperature on February 4, 1947 was between -5.2 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -3.8 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
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