The temperature on June 18, 1928 was between 7.2 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
Day of death April 20, 2005
The temperature on April 20, 2005 was between 5.1 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 6.9 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
March 28 » An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
April 26 » Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
September 30 » Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
December 11 » The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
December 17 » Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
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