The temperature on March 24, 1926 was between -2.8 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
Day of death September 16, 2011
The temperature on September 16, 2011 was between 7.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
April 19 » Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961.
May 2 » Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
May 25 » Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
June 1 » A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
August 26 » The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
November 12 » A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
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