The temperature on June 25, 1912 was between 9.3 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
December 3 » Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire, temporarily halting the First Balkan War. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.)
Day of death December 6, 1912
The temperature on December 6, 1912 was between 0.5 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
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