The temperature on September 15, 1934 was between 12.3 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
April 21 » The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).
June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
July 11 » Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
October 16 » Chinese Communists begin the Long March to escape Nationalist encirclement.
Day of marriage February 27, 1960
The temperature on February 27, 1960 was between 5.4 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The National Football League announced expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for 1961 NFL season.
May 24 » Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
July 28 » The German Volkswagen Act came into force.
August 16 » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
November 14 » Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
December 14 » Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.
Day of death December 14, 2006
The temperature on December 14, 2006 was between 8.7 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (32%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 22 » Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
March 25 » Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
May 12 » Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.
August 22 » Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
October 28 » A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for those Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
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