The temperature on February 11, 1912 was between 1.8 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of marriage August 12, 1932
The temperature on August 12, 1932 was between 17.8 °C and 27.9 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 21 » Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
June 4 » Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
Day of death May 10, 1940
The temperature on May 10, 1940 was between 5.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
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