The temperature on October 12, 1871 was about 12.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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.
February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of marriage May 8, 1901
The temperature on May 8, 1901 was between 3.3 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (39%). Source: KNMI
January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.
Day of death June 29, 1955
The temperature on June 29, 1955 was between 12.8 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 10.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
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 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
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