The temperature on September 23, 1873 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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).
February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of death March 6, 1954
The temperature on March 6, 1954 was between 1.0 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
September 30 » The U.S. Navy submarine USSNautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
November 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
December 4 » The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida.
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