The temperature on September 24, 1928 was between 4.7 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 28.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
Day of death October 6, 1997
The temperature on October 6, 1997 was between 9.1 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
May 15 » The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
June 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
July 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
July 10 » Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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