The temperature on November 25, 1888 was about 10.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 82 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 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.
July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
Day of death May 18, 1971
The temperature on May 18, 1971 was between 10.4 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 26 » U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
March 8 » The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision.
April 23 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
June 13 » Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
September 28 » The Parliament of the UK passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
November 12 » Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
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