The temperature on March 7, 1873 was about 6.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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).
March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of marriage July 6, 1901
The temperature on July 6, 1901 was between 9.5 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (71%). Source: KNMI
January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
October 29 » Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.
November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
Day of death April 20, 1948
The temperature on April 20, 1948 was between 8.8 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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).
May 26 » The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
June 22 » King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.
July 29 » Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
September 24 » The Honda Motor Company is founded.
October 5 » The Ashgabat earthquake kills between 10,000 and 110,000 people.
November 12 » In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
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