The temperature on November 28, 1934 was between 7.0 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 24 » United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
September 18 » The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
Day of marriage August 16, 1957
The temperature on August 16, 1957 was between 12.7 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 19.6 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 4 » The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
March 13 » Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
June 9 » First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
July 11 » Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
September 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos.
November 1 » The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
Day of death March 18, 1999
The temperature on March 18, 1999 was between 2.8 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA.
February 24 » China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, crashes on approach to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. All 61 people on board are killed.
March 29 » A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
May 1 » SpongeBob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodeon.
May 6 » The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
December 26 » The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage.
Day of burial March 23, 1999
The temperature on March 23, 1999 was between 4.4 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 23 » Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.
April 8 » Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.
August 31 » A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.
October 5 » The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.
October 26 » Britain's House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.
December 6 » A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
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