The temperature on December 4, 1873 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
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 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
Day of death April 2, 1931
The temperature on April 2, 1931 was between -0.6 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
August 24 » Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
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