The temperature on June 29, 1928 was between 13.5 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
December 17 » Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.
Day of death August 2, 2001
The temperature on August 2, 2001 was between 11.8 °C and 27.7 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 12 » NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
May 9 » In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
June 1 » Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
July 2 » The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
July 28 » Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
September 17 » The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
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