The temperature on September 18, 1883 was about 18.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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.
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.
January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Day of death November 4, 1928
The temperature on November 4, 1928 was between 4.4 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
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