The temperature on September 13, 1871 was about 19.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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.
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.
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 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
September 28 » The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
Day of marriage May 21, 1904
The temperature on May 21, 1904 was between 4.0 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
Day of death December 14, 1928
The temperature on December 14, 1928 was between -5.4 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
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