The temperature on November 10, 1927 was between 0.3 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 12 » Rocksprings, Texas was hit by an F5 tornado that destroyed 235 of the 247 buildings in the town and killed 72 townspeople and injured 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
April 30 » Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
September 22 » Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
December 19 » Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.
December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Day of marriage June 21, 1956
The temperature on June 21, 1956 was between 8.3 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
October 30 » Hungarian Revolution: The government recognizes the new workers' councils. Army officer Béla Király leads an attack on the Communist Party headquarters.
November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
December 4 » The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
Day of death May 23, 2011
The temperature on May 23, 2011 was between 10.3 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
May 2 » Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
May 16 » STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.
July 10 » Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in Volga near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths.
October 31 » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
December 31 » NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon.
Day of burial November 28, 2011
The temperature on November 28, 2011 was between 0.7 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 25 » The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.
April 19 » Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961.
April 29 » The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
July 13 » Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
September 20 » The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
November 26 » The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.
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