The temperature on November 6, 1873 was about 11.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
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).
April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of death January 13, 1947
The temperature on January 13, 1947 was between 3.2 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
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