The temperature on January 12, 1895 was about -0.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
April 8 » In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
June 27 » The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
Day of death August 6, 1972
The temperature on August 6, 1972 was between 11.5 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
March 30 » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
April 22 » Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
May 13 » Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
June 8 » Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.
August 22 » Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
December 23 » A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.
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