The temperature on February 13, 1904 was between 4.8 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
December 6 » Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.
Day of marriage July 30, 1928
The temperature on July 30, 1928 was between 10.3 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
Day of death June 4, 1968
The temperature on June 4, 1968 was between 10.3 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 20 » English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.
July 23 » Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
September 24 » First episode of 60 Minutes airs on television.
December 20 » The Zodiac Killer kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California.
December 23 » The 82 sailors from the USSPueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.
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