The temperature on December 1, 1912 was between -0.4 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.
November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of death October 18, 1991
The temperature on October 18, 1991 was between 5.8 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 11.8 mm of rain during 6.4 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 2 » Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.
May 19 » Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.
August 21 » Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
September 22 » The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
October 17 » 1991 Rudrapur bombings by Sikh separatists, who exploded two bombs, during a Ramlila Hindu celebration in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, killing 41 people.
November 20 » An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
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