The temperature on February 3, 1969 was between -1.3 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 19 » The 385-metre-tall (1,263ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
March 25 » During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
September 25 » The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.
October 1 » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
October 9 » In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
Day of death September 24, 1999
The temperature on September 24, 1999 was between 13.9 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 25 » The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
June 1 » American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
July 23 » ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.
September 21 » The Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
November 26 » The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
November 30 » In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
Day of burial October 1, 1999
The temperature on October 1, 1999 was between 11.4 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Euro currency is introduced in 11 member nations of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden; Greece later adopts the euro).
January 3 » The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA.
February 23 » Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.
March 21 » Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
April 9 » Kosovo War: The Battle of Košare begins.
December 14 » Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
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