The temperature on August 15, 1904 was between 14.2 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
Day of death January 18, 1970
The temperature on January 18, 1970 was between -1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 17 » Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
August 29 » Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.
October 10 » Fiji becomes independent.
October 17 » FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte.
November 4 » Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.
December 15 » Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.
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