The temperature on May 24, 1873 was about 14.3 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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).
March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
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 marriage April 3, 1895
The temperature on April 3, 1895 was about 4.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
April 3 » The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
October 4 » Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship.
October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
Day of death March 12, 1967
The temperature on March 12, 1967 was between 3.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 14 » The New York Times reports that the U.S. Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments.
January 18 » Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
March 9 » Trans World Airlines Flight 553 crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26 people.
May 27 » The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USSJohn F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
July 29 » During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
September 10 » The people of Gibraltar vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain.
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