The temperature on November 30, 1912 was between 1.8 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
March 6 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
Day of marriage June 17, 1936
The temperature on June 17, 1936 was between 8.9 °C and 26.7 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
August 3 » A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
Day of death August 17, 1985
The temperature on August 17, 1985 was between 9.5 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 20.7 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 17 » Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
July 17 » Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).
September 19 » A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
October 26 » The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.
November 21 » United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
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