The temperature on September 6, 1926 was between 15.2 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
Day of marriage December 12, 1968
The temperature on December 12, 1968 was between -11.0 °C and -2.3 °C and averaged -8.0 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
August 1 » The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.
October 12 » Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
December 16 » Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.
December 25 » Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.
Day of death May 19, 1997
The temperature on May 19, 1997 was between 14.5 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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March 13 » The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
May 15 » The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
May 27 » The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
October 4 » The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina
November 17 » In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.
December 24 » The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.
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