The temperature on January 18, 1911 was between 1.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 2 » The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
December 27 » "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
Day of marriage November 5, 1936
The temperature on November 5, 1936 was between 7.4 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 16 » The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
Day of death May 11, 1969
The temperature on May 11, 1969 was between 11.2 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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