The temperature on May 12, 1938 was between 0.4 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
October 1 » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
Day of death October 31, 2001
The temperature on October 31, 2001 was between 7.7 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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February 12 » NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
September 21 » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
October 15 » NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.
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