The temperature on February 3, 1873 was about 4.4 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 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.
April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
Day of death February 27, 1949
The temperature on February 27, 1949 was between 1.7 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 2 » Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
February 24 » The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
May 4 » The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
May 6 » EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
October 1 » The People's Republic of China is established.
December 13 » The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
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