The temperature on March 16, 1869 was about 4.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
March 24 » The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
May 15 » Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.
Day of death February 12, 1955
The temperature on February 12, 1955 was between -0.8 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
November 1 » The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
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