The temperature on July 18, 1873 was about 23.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
Day of marriage May 4, 1895
The temperature on May 4, 1895 was about 11.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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.
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.
September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
October 4 » Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship.
October 22 » In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33ft) to the road below.
Day of death March 17, 1950
The temperature on March 17, 1950 was between 8.1 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 12.4 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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