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 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
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 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
Day of marriage April 11, 1917
The temperature on April 11, 1917 was between -5.5 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
May 27 » Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
Day of death July 21, 1936
The temperature on July 21, 1936 was between 11.7 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
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