The temperature on May 19, 1872 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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).
March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
Day of death September 16, 1957
The temperature on September 16, 1957 was between 8.5 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 13 » Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
April 24 » Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
October 10 » U.S. President Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
November 14 » The "Apalachin Meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee.
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