The temperature on May 10, 1926 was between 4.4 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
Day of death March 18, 2000
The temperature on March 18, 2000 was between 5.5 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (20%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
June 5 » The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.
September 10 » Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
October 2 » The Rijndael algorithm is chosen by NIST as the AES standard.
October 31 » Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.
November 1 » Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
November 1 » The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
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