The temperature on October 25, 1912 was between 3.2 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
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.
August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
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 marriage September 16, 1965
The temperature on September 16, 1965 was between 8.9 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 15 » A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
July 28 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
August 4 » The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
August 15 » The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.
September 20 » Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in course of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
November 14 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins: The first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.
Day of death December 26, 1995
The temperature on December 26, 1995 was between -5.3 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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February 17 » The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
March 16 » Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
May 13 » Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
May 17 » Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
May 23 » The first version of the Java programming language is released.
November 12 » Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence was reached.
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