The temperature on July 15, 1912 was between 15.4 °C and 29.1 °C and averaged 22.7 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
November 7 » The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Day of death February 3, 1957
The temperature on February 3, 1957 was between 6.3 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
March 4 » The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
April 6 » Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
April 11 » United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
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