The temperature on August 16, 1911 was between 12.1 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
January 21 » The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
Day of marriage May 11, 1939
The temperature on May 11, 1939 was between 8.5 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
April 30 » NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
September 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
Day of death March 8, 2001
The temperature on March 8, 2001 was between 6.3 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 4 » BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
April 1 » Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.
April 7 » Mars Odyssey is launched.
June 11 » Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
November 12 » In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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