The temperature on October 21, 1938 was between 2.7 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
June 24 » Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
October 10 » Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
Day of death August 18, 1955
The temperature on August 18, 1955 was between 16.8 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (38%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
May 2 » Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
October 26 » After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
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