The temperature on April 19, 1904 was between 7.9 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
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.
August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
Day of marriage October 28, 1929
The temperature on October 28, 1929 was between 1.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
May 1 » The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
December 24 » A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.
December 24 » Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
Day of death August 30, 1963
The temperature on August 30, 1963 was between 4.5 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
June 11 » American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
June 26 » Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall.
September 2 » CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
October 7 » President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
November 29 » "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.
December 25 » Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
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