The temperature on March 6, 1881 was about 5.9 °C. There was 18 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
Day of death July 29, 1972
The temperature on July 29, 1972 was between 13.5 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
March 30 » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
May 13 » Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
June 18 » Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes two minutes after take off from London's Heathrow Airport.
July 8 » Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.
September 21 » Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.
November 7 » US President Richard Nixon is re-elected President.
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