The temperature on August 15, 1926 was between 13.6 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
Day of marriage January 9, 1947
The temperature on January 9, 1947 was between -1.0 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
Day of death September 21, 2000
The temperature on September 21, 2000 was between 10.5 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 17 » Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.
May 2 » President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
May 4 » Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
October 7 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hezbollah militants capture three Israeli Defense Force soldiers in a cross-border raid.
October 31 » Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
November 7 » Controversial US presidential election that is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Case, electing George W. Bush the 43rd President of the United States.
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