The temperature on May 11, 1928 was between -1.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
December 17 » Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.
Day of marriage September 24, 1947
The temperature on September 24, 1947 was between 5.9 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
Day of death October 30, 2008
The temperature on October 30, 2008 was between -1.9 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
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