The temperature on October 8, 1888 was about 9.1 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Day of marriage November 22, 1911
The temperature on November 22, 1911 was between -2.3 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
Day of death February 14, 1962
The temperature on February 14, 1962 was between -0.9 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.
May 19 » A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
July 10 » Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
August 5 » American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
October 9 » A visible light-emitting diode (LED) is first demonstrated in Syracuse, New York.
November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
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