The temperature on December 17, 1871 was about 3.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
Day of marriage July 24, 1909
The temperature on July 24, 1909 was between 10.5 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
September 23 » The novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera), by Gaston Leroux, is published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
Day of death June 29, 1956
The temperature on June 29, 1956 was between 8.5 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
March 23 » Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan.
June 11 » Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
September 25 » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
November 1 » The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.
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