The temperature on March 11, 1924 was between -3.4 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
Day of death January 18, 1956
The average temperature on January 18, 1956 was 2.7 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
June 30 » A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
September 9 » Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
November 4 » Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
November 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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