The temperature on March 1, 1911 was between 3.3 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
May 19 » Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
Day of death November 5, 1993
The temperature on November 5, 1993 was between 3.0 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (90%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
May 29 » The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.
July 25 » Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese call the Seven-Day War.
September 9 » Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.
September 30 » The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
November 23 » Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year.
December 10 » The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages.
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