The temperature on January 28, 1926 was between 4.3 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
Day of death June 26, 2005
The temperature on June 26, 2005 was between 11.4 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (75%). 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.
January 6 » American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is indicted for the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.
January 9 » Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
March 1 » In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional.
April 19 » Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
July 20 » The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
September 16 » The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
Day of cremation June 30, 2005
The temperature on June 30, 2005 was between 12.5 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 17.4 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 12 » Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.
March 3 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
July 29 » Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
August 2 » Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
August 18 » A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
September 24 » Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
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