The temperature on March 6, 1926 was between 3.1 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
Day of death August 25, 1979
The temperature on August 25, 1979 was between 8.4 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
June 2 » Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
July 3 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
July 21 » Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
September 20 » A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
November 30 » Pink Floyd's rock opera, The Wall is released.
December 27 » The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
Day of burial August 29, 1979
The temperature on August 29, 1979 was between 6.8 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (87%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
May 25 » American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground.
June 2 » Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
June 9 » The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
September 29 » The dictator Francisco Macias of Equatorial Guinea is shot by soldiers from Western Sahara.
October 6 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
November 1 » Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
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