The temperature on March 19, 1928 was between 5.1 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
Day of marriage May 5, 1955
The temperature on May 5, 1955 was between 9.7 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 3 » The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
April 18 » Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
Day of death April 8, 2002
The temperature on April 8, 2002 was between 0.7 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (93%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 12 » An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.
March 19 » Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.
April 11 » Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the Presidential palace to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed.
May 12 » Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.
June 24 » The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
October 2 » The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
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