The temperature on December 14, 1873 was about 3.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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).
April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
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.
September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of marriage September 21, 1895
The temperature on September 21, 1895 was about 13.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
April 3 » The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
April 8 » In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
Day of death June 2, 1952
The temperature on June 2, 1952 was between 11.0 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
October 3 » The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
November 1 » Nuclear weapons testing: The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll. The explosion had a yield of ten megatons TNT equivalent.
December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.
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