The temperature on September 14, 1909 was between 11.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
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 13 » The military of the Ottoman Empire reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Day of marriage May 19, 1934
The temperature on May 19, 1934 was between 2.6 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
May 23 » Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
May 23 » The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.
June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
September 26 » The ocean liner RMSQueen Mary is launched.
October 22 » In East Liverpool, Ohio, FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
Day of death August 31, 1974
The temperature on August 31, 1974 was between 12.3 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 8 » After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
April 25 » Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
May 17 » The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
September 25 » Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
December 19 » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Day of burial September 4, 1974
The temperature on September 4, 1974 was between 9.9 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
April 25 » Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
July 28 » Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed.
July 30 » Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
September 15 » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
October 30 » The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Zaire.
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