The temperature on November 18, 1873 was about 8.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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).
April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
Day of death April 24, 1919
The temperature on April 24, 1919 was between 1.9 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
March 21 » The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
June 4 » Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
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