The temperature on February 21, 1911 was between 1.3 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
May 19 » Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
Day of death January 5, 2000
The temperature on January 5, 2000 was between 1.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 2 » First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
March 21 » Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel.
June 13 » Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Ağca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.
September 14 » Microsoft releases Windows ME.
October 5 » Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
October 26 » The Sony PlayStation 2 is launched in North American markets with 27 launch titles.
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