The temperature on September 24, 1912 was between 5.1 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of death August 15, 2005
The temperature on August 15, 2005 was between 13.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
February 14 » YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
July 20 » The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
August 15 » The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting.
August 17 » Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
October 22 » Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
November 9 » The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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