The temperature on January 26, 1871 was about -4.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
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.
May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of death August 24, 1950
The temperature on August 24, 1950 was between 12.2 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
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