The temperature on October 20, 1938 was between 2.3 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.
Day of death September 5, 2001
The temperature on September 5, 2001 was between 12.5 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (44%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
June 11 » Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
July 24 » The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. Eleven civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while seven soldiers from the Sri Lanka Air Force are killed. In addition, three civilians and an engineer die. This incident slowed the Sri Lankan economy.
August 10 » The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
September 9 » Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
September 27 » In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
October 1 » Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
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