The temperature on September 11, 1909 was between 11.2 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
Day of marriage September 16, 1939
The temperature on September 16, 1939 was between 7.6 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
March 28 » Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
December 24 » World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
December 27 » The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
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