The temperature on February 15, 1911 was between -2.8 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
May 23 » The New York Public Library is dedicated.
September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
December 29 » Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
Day of marriage December 1, 1936
The temperature on December 1, 1936 was between 2.8 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
February 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
February 29 » February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
Day of death March 23, 1943
The temperature on March 23, 1943 was between -0.8 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 31 » World War II: German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed 2 days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.
March 13 » German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
May 14 » World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHSCentaur off the coast of Queensland.
June 20 » The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
November 26 » World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
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