The temperature on September 21, 1888 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
Day of death January 27, 1958
The temperature on January 27, 1958 was between 2.6 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 1 » European Economic Community is established.
April 5 » Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
May 30 » Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
July 25 » The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou.
September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
November 10 » The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
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