The temperature on May 30, 1872 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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).
March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
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 marriage April 24, 1895
The temperature on April 24, 1895 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
January 5 » Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
April 3 » The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
Day of death November 17, 1948
The temperature on November 17, 1948 was between 3.3 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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).
April 7 » The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
April 21 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
August 10 » Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
September 17 » The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.
December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
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