The temperature on April 23, 1872 was about 15.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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).
January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
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 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.
Day of marriage February 2, 1901
The temperature on February 2, 1901 was between -3.3 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). Source: KNMI
January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
February 15 » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
Day of death May 3, 1949
The temperature on May 3, 1949 was between 6.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
January 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
February 14 » The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
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