The temperature on November 15, 1926 was between 6.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
August 6 » Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
Day of marriage January 10, 1947
The temperature on January 10, 1947 was between -2.1 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
June 23 » The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
Day of death January 13, 2000
The temperature on January 13, 2000 was between -0.9 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 31 » Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard.
April 19 » Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board.
June 22 » Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
November 7 » Controversial US presidential election that is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Case, electing George W. Bush the 43rd President of the United States.
November 15 » Jharkhand officially becomes the 28th state of India, formed from eighteen districts of southern Bihar.
November 17 » A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
Day of burial January 18, 2000
The temperature on January 18, 2000 was between 4.1 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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