The temperature on December 25, 1935 was between 1.9 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
February 26 » Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.
May 14 » The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
May 31 » A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
June 25 » Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established.
July 16 » The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Day of marriage July 28, 1956
The temperature on July 28, 1956 was between 11.7 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
May 20 » In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
October 31 » Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.
December 9 » Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
Day of death November 19, 2011
The temperature on November 19, 2011 was between -0.4 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
February 14 » As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.
April 29 » The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
July 21 » NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
August 23 » Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
October 15 » The 2011 Global Protests occur.
December 31 » Samoa and Tokelau skip the day of December 30, 2011 as they jump to the other side of International Date Line, changing their timezones.
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