The temperature on December 29, 1888 was about 3.1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 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.
May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
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.
July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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.
Day of marriage November 5, 1925
The temperature on November 5, 1925 was between 6.1 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
March 16 » An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.
May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
June 16 » The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
Day of death January 5, 1978
The temperature on January 5, 1978 was between -4.0 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 18 » The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
February 8 » Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
February 13 » Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.
March 22 » Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
July 10 » President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
October 3 » A Finnish Air Force DC-3 crashes, killing all 15 people on board.
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