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 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
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
February 4 » The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year.
April 3 » United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
May 24 » Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
June 16 » The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
November 17 » Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
December 15 » The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
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