The temperature on March 30, 1889 was about 11.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
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.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
Day of death December 28, 1962
The temperature on December 28, 1962 was between -10.2 °C and -3.7 °C and averaged -5.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 20 » Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
March 2 » In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
July 12 » The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
October 13 » The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane, with winds above 150mph. 46 people die.
November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
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