The temperature on December 12, 1888 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
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 November 28, 1977
The temperature on November 28, 1977 was between -4.5 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (86%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 24 » The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
August 3 » Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
August 15 » The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
November 11 » A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.
November 19 » TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131.
November 26 » An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.
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