The temperature on October 30, 1904 was between 4.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
Day of marriage December 31, 1935
The temperature on December 31, 1935 was between 7.7 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain during 12.8 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 13 » A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
February 20 » Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
April 23 » The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
July 24 » The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
August 31 » In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
Day of death June 17, 1954
The temperature on June 17, 1954 was between 12.0 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
August 10 » At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.
November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
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