The temperature on April 8, 1888 was about 3.9 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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.
January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
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).
October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Day of marriage July 13, 1912
The temperature on July 13, 1912 was between 19.2 °C and 29.8 °C and averaged 24.2 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of death March 11, 1963
The temperature on March 11, 1963 was between 1.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
June 5 » Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers.
August 31 » Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.
October 4 » Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
October 22 » A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.
December 14 » The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.
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