The temperature on December 7, 1937 was between -1.6 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
Day of death July 8, 1999
The temperature on July 8, 1999 was between 14.8 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 21 » War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500lb) of cocaine on board.
April 18 » Wayne Gretzky, the National Hockey League's all-time points scorer, plays his final game at Madison Square Garden as a teammate of the New York Rangers in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Gretzky recorded his final career point, an assist, bringing his career point total to 2,857.
May 6 » The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
October 12 » Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
October 12 » The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia.
November 30 » In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
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