The temperature on November 4, 1912 was between -1.3 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
Day of death September 24, 1999
The temperature on September 24, 1999 was between 13.9 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 1 » The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.
May 3 » Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side resulted into the kargil war.
October 31 » Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
November 19 » Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
December 3 » NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
December 5 » Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first to be elected to the role.
Day of burial September 29, 1999
The temperature on September 29, 1999 was between 13.8 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (34%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 19 » British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
April 23 » NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
June 1 » American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
August 10 » Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
November 18 » At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
December 26 » The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage.
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