The temperature on February 24, 1926 was between 7.8 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
Day of death January 5, 2009
The temperature on January 5, 2009 was between -4.6 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 20 » Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
May 18 » The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
September 6 » The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
October 3 » Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join together in the Turkic Council.
October 28 » NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.
November 27 » Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries.
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