The temperature on August 17, 1926 was between 12.7 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
Day of death July 28, 1996
The temperature on July 28, 1996 was between 6.4 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 17 » The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
April 1 » The government of Nova Scotia amalgamated the City of Halifax and the over 200 communities around the area to create the Halifax Regional Municipality.
April 24 » In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
May 21 » The ferry MVBukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000.
October 7 » Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
December 9 » Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topfree in Ontario, Canada.
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