January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
April 18 » The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
Day of marriage May 30, 1928
The temperature on May 30, 1928 was between 11.9 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
Day of death January 17, 1971
The temperature on January 17, 1971 was between 2.5 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 2 » Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
February 15 » The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
February 26 » U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
May 27 » Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
July 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
November 28 » Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.
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