The temperature on August 29, 1912 was between 9.7 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
July 8 » Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
Day of marriage January 25, 1936
The temperature on January 25, 1936 was between 2.3 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 16 » The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
Day of death December 9, 1971
The temperature on December 9, 1971 was between 2.1 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 9 » Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame.
February 15 » The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
March 29 » My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
April 19 » Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
June 30 » The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
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