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.
September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
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
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).
July 30 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission: David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
August 22 » J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.
September 8 » In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
September 13 » Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
December 4 » The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.
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