The temperature on April 16, 1911 was between 4.3 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
Day of death February 24, 2000
The temperature on February 24, 2000 was between 4.3 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 3 » The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
May 24 » Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
June 7 » The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
June 21 » Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
November 11 » Kaprun disaster: One hundred fifty-five skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel in Kaprun, Austria.
November 15 » A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people.
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