The temperature on April 25, 1926 was between 7.9 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
Day of death January 3, 1976
The temperature on January 3, 1976 was between 2.7 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 9 » Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date.
May 15 » Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes in Viktorovka, Chernihiv Raion, killing all 52 people on board.
May 24 » The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.
July 1 » Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.
September 3 » Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
September 6 » Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.
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