The temperature on February 26, 1911 was between 2.5 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
April 2 » The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
Day of marriage October 25, 1939
The temperature on October 25, 1939 was between -0.2 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
January 14 » Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
March 3 » In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
September 19 » World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
December 24 » World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
Day of death February 1, 1970
The temperature on February 1, 1970 was between -8.7 °C and -2.6 °C and averaged -6 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 21 » The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
September 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
September 8 » Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.
November 14 » Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization.
December 2 » The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
December 23 » The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417m), making it the tallest building in the world.
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