The temperature on January 6, 1873 was about 8.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 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 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
Day of death October 22, 1956
The temperature on October 22, 1956 was between 8.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
April 19 » Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
November 4 » Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
November 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
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