The temperature on February 21, 1904 was between 7.6 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. 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 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
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.
May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
Day of marriage September 30, 1923
The temperature on September 30, 1923 was between 12.6 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 10 » Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas
June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
August 16 » The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.
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