The temperature on April 6, 1920 was between 1.1 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".
Day of death June 13, 2001
The temperature on June 13, 2001 was between 6.7 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
January 13 » An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
May 9 » In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
May 29 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
June 1 » Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
November 11 » Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
Day of burial June 18, 2001
The temperature on June 18, 2001 was between 10.8 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
March 4 » BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
June 11 » Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
July 24 » Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
September 11 » The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated suicide attacks killing 2,977 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
September 21 » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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