The temperature on April 14, 1872 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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).
February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.
December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
Day of death April 16, 1962
The temperature on April 16, 1962 was between 4.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 9.5 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400km).
April 21 » The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
July 11 » Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.
July 12 » The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
September 30 » James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
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