The temperature on February 26, 1911 was between 2.5 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
November 1 » World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.
November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.
Day of marriage February 16, 1938
The temperature on February 16, 1938 was between -2.9 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
September 12 » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
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.
Day of death June 14, 2006
The temperature on June 14, 2006 was between 13.0 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 8.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
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