The temperature on April 3, 1909 was between -3.7 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 26 » Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
August 7 » Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
Day of marriage June 3, 1936
The temperature on June 3, 1936 was between 8.0 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).
December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.
December 23 » Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Day of death September 30, 1972
The temperature on September 30, 1972 was between 6.0 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
January 30 » The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained.
May 13 » Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
June 18 » Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes two minutes after take off from London's Heathrow Airport.
September 4 » The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. As of 2018, it is the longest running game show on American television.
September 11 » The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
September 15 » A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport.
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