The temperature on May 13, 1937 was between 8.1 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
May 7 » Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
May 21 » A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
Day of marriage July 26, 1958
The temperature on July 26, 1958 was between 13.6 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 17.1 mm of rain during 12.0 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 17 » The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite.
August 23 » Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.
October 2 » Guinea declares its independence from France.
October 11 » NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
October 28 » John XXIII is elected Pope.
Day of death January 18, 2011
The temperature on January 18, 2011 was between 1.9 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 10.8 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
April 6 » In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
May 1 » Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
May 16 » STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.
August 23 » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200million–$300million USD.
November 12 » A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
November 12 » Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.
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