The temperature on November 1, 1912 was between 2.3 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
Day of marriage May 14, 1937
The temperature on May 14, 1937 was between 7.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
Day of death March 26, 1990
The temperature on March 26, 1990 was between 3.7 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
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