The temperature on June 6, 1872 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
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).
February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
Day of death August 15, 1947
The temperature on August 15, 1947 was between 14.1 °C and 30.4 °C and averaged 22.9 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
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