The temperature on August 10, 1928 was between 11.3 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
Day of death November 14, 1997
The temperature on November 14, 1997 was between 3.9 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
April 29 » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
May 11 » Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.
May 16 » Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country.
June 25 » The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
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