The temperature on November 17, 1937 was between -3.2 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 11 » The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union.
May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
Day of death January 29, 2001
The temperature on January 29, 2001 was between -1.1 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 20 » George W. Bush is inaugurated the 43rd President of the United States of America.
June 15 » Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
September 20 » In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
October 1 » Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
October 7 » The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
October 26 » The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
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