The temperature on September 7, 1911 was between 9.3 °C and 28.5 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 18 » Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USSPennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
September 7 » French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
Day of marriage July 10, 1940
The temperature on July 10, 1940 was between 14.3 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 12 » Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia.
May 24 » Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
September 7 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.
Day of death December 23, 1978
The temperature on December 23, 1978 was between -1.8 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
January 13 » United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
February 8 » Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
February 16 » The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
March 16 » Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped. (He is later murdered by his captors.)
April 27 » Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
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