The temperature on February 24, 1911 was between 5.3 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
September 7 » French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
Day of marriage August 26, 1932
The temperature on August 26, 1932 was between 10.9 °C and 26.1 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
Day of death June 26, 1978
The temperature on June 26, 1978 was between 9.6 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
April 27 » The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
May 3 » The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
July 10 » ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
November 23 » The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
December 22 » The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform.
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