The temperature on March 24, 1911 was between 0.3 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
Day of marriage December 2, 1937
The temperature on December 2, 1937 was between 5.0 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
Day of death January 24, 1995
The temperature on January 24, 1995 was between 5.1 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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February 17 » The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
May 2 » During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
June 24 » Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
October 27 » Former Prime Minister of Italy Bettino Craxi is convicted in absentia of corruption.
October 28 » The Baku Metro fire sees 289 people killed and 270 injured.
November 4 » Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli.
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