The temperature on October 31, 1868 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
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).
April 10 » At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
June 23 » Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
Day of marriage January 31, 1897
The temperature on January 31, 1897 was about -7.0 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Day of death February 17, 1943
The temperature on February 17, 1943 was between -0.5 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 13 » German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
April 19 » Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16.
September 9 » World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy.
September 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
October 19 » The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
December 28 » World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
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