The temperature on December 9, 1912 was between 0.1 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
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.
November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.
December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
Day of death May 17, 2000
The temperature on May 17, 2000 was between 10.5 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
May 4 » Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
August 12 » The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
October 5 » Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
October 26 » A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election.
November 15 » A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people.
November 26 » George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.
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