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 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
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
January 10 » Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
February 3 » The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.
March 1 » The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.
March 1 » Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.
June 13 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
October 21 » A colliery spoil tip collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
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