There was 13 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
Day of death May 6, 1942
The temperature on May 6, 1942 was between 4.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 1 » Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.
April 9 » World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends. An Indian Ocean raid by Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSHermes and the Australian destroyer HMASVampire.
April 26 » Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1549 Chinese miners dead.
June 5 » World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
June 7 » World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
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