The temperature on February 9, 1872 was about 12.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
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 March 4, 1966
The temperature on March 4, 1966 was between 1.1 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
June 8 » An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
July 6 » Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
August 23 » Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
October 9 » Vietnam War: South Korean troops commit the Binh Tai Massacre.
October 21 » A colliery spoil tip collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
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