The temperature on April 26, 1912 was between 4.5 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death October 23, 1967
The temperature on October 23, 1967 was between 3.8 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 14 » Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows President of Togo Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new president, a title he would hold for the next 38 years.
November 2 » Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
November 14 » American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.
November 15 » The only fatality of the North American X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
November 30 » Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.
December 6 » Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
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