The temperature on May 19, 1872 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
Day of death December 29, 1962
The temperature on December 29, 1962 was between -10.5 °C and -4.2 °C and averaged -6.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
February 8 » Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.
July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
August 5 » American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
October 25 » Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.
November 17 » President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.
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