The temperature on January 13, 1871 was about -1.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 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 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
Day of marriage February 11, 1893
The temperature on February 11, 1893 was about 6.3 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
Day of death August 16, 1937
The temperature on August 16, 1937 was between 10.5 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
May 26 » Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clashed with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
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