The temperature on March 9, 1928 was between -3.0 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
Day of death November 1, 1999
The temperature on November 1, 1999 was between 8.9 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 19 » The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
May 28 » In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.
November 12 » The 7.2 Mw Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people were killed and almost 5,000 were injured.
November 18 » At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
December 5 » Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first to be elected to the role.
December 18 » NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
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