The temperature on February 24, 1912 was between 0.6 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 8.2 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
Day of death August 6, 1999
The temperature on August 6, 1999 was between 11.7 °C and 28.1 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 11 » Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
March 28 » Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.
April 20 » Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
May 6 » The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
June 9 » Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
December 20 » Macau is handed over to China by Portugal.
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