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Birthday September 7, 1872

• The temperature on September 7, 1872 was about 21.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
  • March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
  • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
  • November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
  • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
  • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1870 » Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author († 1938)
• 1871 » George Hirst, English cricketer and coach († 1954)
• 1875 » Edward Francis Hutton, American businessman and financier, co-founded E. F. Hutton & Co. († 1962)
• 1876 » C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and author († 1938)
• 1876 » Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta († 1934)