The temperature on October 6, 1912 was between -3.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
Day of marriage May 17, 1934
The temperature on May 17, 1934 was between 2.6 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
May 21 » Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
May 23 » Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
December 11 » Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.
Day of death July 18, 1995
The temperature on July 18, 1995 was between 16.1 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 30 » Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.
March 25 » WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.
May 23 » The first version of the Java programming language is released.
July 5 » Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
July 6 » In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
October 26 » An avalanche hits the Icelandic village Flateyri, destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, 20 of whom died.
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