The temperature on September 24, 1872 was about 9.3 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
December 28 » The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
Day of death July 16, 1953
The temperature on July 16, 1953 was between 12.7 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 29 » The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
May 18 » Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.
June 8 » The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
July 17 » The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida, killing 44.
November 9 » Cambodia gains independence from France.
December 9 » Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.
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