The temperature on September 18, 1872 was about 18.0 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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).
January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
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 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
Day of marriage April 30, 1895
The temperature on April 30, 1895 was about 9.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
Day of death May 2, 1950
The temperature on May 2, 1950 was between 7.5 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
Day of burial May 6, 1980
The temperature on May 6, 1980 was between 3.2 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 27 » Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.
May 14 » Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
June 27 » The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board.
July 23 » Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.
September 17 » Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.
October 17 » As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
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