The temperature on January 10, 1887 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
Day of death March 7, 1952
The temperature on March 7, 1952 was between 2.0 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 14 » NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
February 20 » Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
April 9 » Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
July 19 » Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
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