The temperature on December 1, 1911 was between 0.2 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 21 » The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
May 19 » Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
August 29 » Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
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 September 16, 1936
The temperature on September 16, 1936 was between 9.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
Day of death April 18, 2004
The temperature on April 18, 2004 was between 6.6 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
March 22 » Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.
July 5 » The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
August 17 » The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.
November 9 » Firefox 1.0 is released.
November 26 » Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.
December 26 » Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.
Day of burial April 23, 2004
The temperature on April 23, 2004 was between 2.9 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 » The world's largest ocean liner, RMSQueen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
February 13 » The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
August 13 » One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
September 16 » Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
October 2 » The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
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