The temperature on August 4, 1911 was between 11.4 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
Day of death March 18, 1912
The temperature on March 18, 1912 was between 4.7 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
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