The temperature on February 7, 1873 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
Day of death August 7, 1957
The temperature on August 7, 1957 was between 11.8 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
May 22 » South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities.
July 29 » The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
August 28 » U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator.
October 22 » Vietnam War: First United States casualties in Vietnam.
December 6 » Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
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