The temperature on July 2, 1889 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
Day of death October 28, 1981
The temperature on October 28, 1981 was between 3.7 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (48%). 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
January 2 » One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
May 24 » Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha.
May 26 » An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USSNimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.
July 17 » A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
August 7 » The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
September 1 » A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko.
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