The temperature on April 11, 1927 was between -0.4 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London.
January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
March 29 » Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida.
April 7 » The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
August 1 » The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Day of death September 25, 1955
The temperature on September 25, 1955 was between 12.2 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.
December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
Day of burial September 28, 1955
The temperature on September 28, 1955 was between 7.4 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
June 11 » Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
September 16 » A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
October 26 » Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
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