The temperature on October 10, 1888 was about 9.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 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.
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.
September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Day of marriage March 29, 1912
The temperature on March 29, 1912 was between 4.8 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
Day of death January 4, 1973
The temperature on January 4, 1973 was between -0.9 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 14 » Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
June 9 » In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
July 17 » King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
September 11 » JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing 35 passengers and six crew.
October 25 » Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
November 3 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
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