The temperature on October 1, 1938 was between 8.7 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 30 » The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny.
June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
November 16 » LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.
Day of death August 29, 2011
The temperature on August 29, 2011 was between 9.2 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (25%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 1 » Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.
April 29 » The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
May 2 » An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.
May 13 » Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.
May 16 » STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.
June 1 » A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
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