The temperature on December 12, 1911 was between 0.5 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Day of death August 18, 1997
The temperature on August 18, 1997 was between 13.6 °C and 29.8 °C and averaged 21.1 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (58%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
January 17 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.
February 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
March 22 » Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
August 26 » Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
August 29 » At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
December 3 » In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
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