January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
April 21 » George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
Day of death November 4, 1872
The temperature on November 4, 1872 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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).
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