The temperature on February 19, 1954 was between -0.3 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 13.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 7 » Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM.
February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
April 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
November 30 » In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
Day of death May 12, 2001
The temperature on May 12, 2001 was between 9.9 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (93%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 13 » An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
April 1 » An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.
April 25 » Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
September 12 » Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
December 2 » Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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