The temperature on May 2, 1937 was between 6.0 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
July 6 » Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
August 24 » Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
December 16 » Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
Day of death March 17, 1999
The temperature on March 17, 1999 was between 4.6 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 21 » War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500lb) of cocaine on board.
March 24 » Kosovo war: NATO began attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
May 1 » SpongeBob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodeon.
June 9 » Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
December 2 » The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.
December 21 » The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain.
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