The temperature on March 12, 1912 was between 3.2 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
Day of marriage May 5, 1936
The temperature on May 5, 1936 was between 9.1 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
Day of death June 22, 1990
The temperature on June 22, 1990 was between 11.9 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 12 » A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city.
February 12 » Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
April 11 » Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
July 1 » German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany.
September 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
November 15 » The Communist People's Republic of Bulgaria is disestablished and a new republican government is instituted.
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