The temperature on December 8, 1911 was between 0.5 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
June 22 » George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
Day of marriage October 7, 1936
The temperature on October 7, 1936 was between 1.5 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 7 » Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
Day of death February 11, 1995
The temperature on February 11, 1995 was between 5.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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March 20 » The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 13 and wounding over 6,200 people.
August 4 » Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
August 20 » The Firozabad rail disaster claimed 358 lives in Firozabad, India.
October 6 » The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
October 16 » The Skye Bridge in Scotland is opened.
December 19 » The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Native American tribe.
Day of cremation February 16, 1995
The temperature on February 16, 1995 was between 7.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
May 23 » The first version of the Java programming language is released.
June 24 » Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
June 29 » The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.
July 9 » The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
October 16 » The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attended.
October 27 » Former Prime Minister of Italy Bettino Craxi is convicted in absentia of corruption.
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