The temperature on November 5, 1872 was about 13.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
Day of death July 1, 1960
The temperature on July 1, 1960 was between 7.9 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
March 9 » Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis.
May 3 » The Off-Broadway musical comedy The Fantasticks opens in New York City's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time.
August 11 » Chad declares independence.
August 19 » Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
September 24 » USSEnterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
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