The temperature on November 27, 1910 was between -4.8 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 8 » The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
September 26 » Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled.
October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
October 15 » Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
November 14 » Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.
Day of marriage March 26, 1940
The temperature on March 26, 1940 was between 5.5 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 8 » World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
September 9 » Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.
November 7 » In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.
Day of death November 24, 1969
The temperature on November 24, 1969 was between -0.1 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
May 10 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
May 13 » May 13 Incident involving sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
May 16 » Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.
August 10 » A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
August 12 » Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
August 17 » Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage.
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