The temperature on July 5, 1888 was about 18.3 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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.
May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
Day of marriage May 18, 1912
The temperature on May 18, 1912 was between 4.0 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
Day of death March 17, 1976
The temperature on March 17, 1976 was between 0.5 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 12 » The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
January 21 » Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
July 10 » Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
July 22 » Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.
August 12 » Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War.
September 17 » The Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA.
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