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 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of death October 7, 1955
The temperature on October 7, 1955 was between 7.2 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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