The temperature on July 9, 1926 was between 13.4 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
Day of death December 29, 2006
The temperature on December 29, 2006 was between 4.1 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 27 » Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
July 4 » Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.
July 6 » The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
July 31 » Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.
September 17 » Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
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