The temperature on June 23, 1871 was about 11.9 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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.
March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
September 28 » The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
Day of death August 26, 1871
The temperature on August 26, 1871 was about 19.7 °C. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
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