The temperature on November 5, 1888 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 30 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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.
May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
Day of marriage September 11, 1917
The temperature on September 11, 1917 was between 5.1 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
Day of death May 21, 1959
The temperature on May 21, 1959 was between 11.2 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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