The temperature on December 17, 1910 was between 6.7 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 8 » The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
September 26 » Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled.
November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
Day of death April 25, 2001
The temperature on April 25, 2001 was between 6.9 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
September 3 » In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.
September 13 » Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
October 26 » The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
November 12 » In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
November 23 » The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
December 19 » A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
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