The temperature on March 4, 1888 was about -0.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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.
March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
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.
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 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Day of death February 17, 1937
The temperature on February 17, 1937 was between 0.2 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
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