The temperature on November 5, 1872 was about 13.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
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).
January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
Day of marriage August 6, 1908
The temperature on August 6, 1908 was between 12.6 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
Day of death May 8, 1936
The temperature on May 8, 1936 was between 9.7 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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