The temperature on August 15, 1872 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
Day of death August 6, 1962
The temperature on August 6, 1962 was between 10.5 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for.
February 27 » Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm.
April 26 » NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
August 22 » The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle.
September 25 » The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
September 27 » Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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