The temperature on December 10, 1882 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
Day of death September 28, 1971
The temperature on September 28, 1971 was between 5.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 15 » The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
October 21 » A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
December 1 » Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.
December 6 » Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
December 8 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
Day of burial October 1, 1971
The temperature on October 1, 1971 was between 10.0 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 9 » The 6.5–6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
February 26 » U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
April 23 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
November 12 » Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
December 2 » Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
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