The temperature on October 21, 1921 was between 4.4 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 16 » The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa.
February 21 » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
March 19 » Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
May 8 » The creation of the Communist Party of Romania.
July 29 » Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
November 14 » The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.
Day of death January 31, 2000
The temperature on January 31, 2000 was between 8.7 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast, killing 169.
September 10 » Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
November 1 » Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
November 1 » The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
December 30 » Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
December 31 » The last day of the 20th Century and 2nd Millennium.
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