The temperature on October 18, 1872 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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).
March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
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.
Day of marriage October 25, 1902
The temperature on October 25, 1902 was between 8.1 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Day of death November 3, 1948
The temperature on November 3, 1948 was between 9.2 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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).
April 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
April 28 » Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
July 16 » Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
July 29 » Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
September 12 » Marshal Lin Biao, commander-in-chief of the Chinese communist Northeast Field Army, launched a massive offensive toward Jinzhou, Liaoshen Campaign has begun.
September 15 » The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080km/h).
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