The temperature on April 14, 1888 was about 14.4 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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.
April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
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 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.
September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
Day of marriage March 25, 1911
The temperature on March 25, 1911 was between -0.4 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
May 19 » Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Day of death July 25, 1954
The temperature on July 25, 1954 was between 15.4 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 23.9 mm of rain during 10.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 9 » McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
September 3 » The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
September 17 » The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published.
November 22 » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
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