The temperature on June 9, 1926 was between 11.8 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
Day of death August 7, 1966
The temperature on August 7, 1966 was between 12.6 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
June 8 » An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
December 5 » The musical I Do! I Do!, starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston opens at the 46th Street Theatre, in New York City, and closes on June 15, 1968, after 560 performances.
December 8 » The Greek ship SSHeraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
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