The temperature on April 16, 1888 was about 11.2 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
Day of death May 29, 1967
The temperature on May 29, 1967 was between 9.3 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 27 » Cold War: The Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
April 9 » The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.
May 8 » The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
May 27 » The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USSJohn F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
November 11 » Vietnam War: In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist Tom Hayden.
November 29 » Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
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