The temperature on November 29, 1936 was between -3.7 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
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.
May 5 » Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
Day of death November 12, 1997
The temperature on November 12, 1997 was between 0.7 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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April 18 » The Red River flood begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
July 2 » The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
September 18 » The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
October 12 » The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
November 12 » Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
December 19 » SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104.
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