The temperature on October 24, 1928 was between 6.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
Day of marriage May 28, 1960
The temperature on May 28, 1960 was between 10.7 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
July 4 » Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)).
September 18 » Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
November 14 » Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
November 28 » Mauritania becomes independent of France.
December 1 » Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested (and later deported) from Hamburg, West Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.
Day of death May 17, 1999
The temperature on May 17, 1999 was between 8.0 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 11 » Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.
May 3 » Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side resulted into the kargil war.
July 23 » Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
October 27 » Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others.
November 27 » The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.
December 21 » Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216 overshoots the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 18.
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