The temperature on April 18, 1888 was about 9.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
Day of death June 29, 1960
The temperature on June 29, 1960 was between 9.8 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 24 » Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
March 22 » Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.
August 9 » South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
November 11 » A military coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam is crushed.
November 14 » Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
December 15 » King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
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