The temperature on September 26, 1910 was between 5.9 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
September 12 » Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter).
October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
October 15 » Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
Day of death February 20, 1960
The temperature on February 20, 1960 was between -1 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 29 » The 5.7Mw Agadir earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir, and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.
May 9 » The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
May 13 » Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
June 20 » The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
August 9 » South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
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