The temperature on July 2, 1912 was between 8.5 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
Day of death February 14, 2000
The temperature on February 14, 2000 was between -0.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
May 24 » Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
June 5 » The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.
June 26 » The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence.
September 14 » Microsoft releases Windows ME.
September 26 » Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
October 26 » A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election.
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