The temperature on March 3, 1909 was between -4.8 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
August 7 » Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
Day of marriage February 10, 1935
The temperature on February 10, 1935 was between -5.6 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -3.2 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 26 » Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.
March 21 » Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.
July 1 » Regina, Saskatchewan police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ambush strikers participating in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
July 28 » First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
August 15 » Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
December 9 » The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded for the first time. The winner is halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
Day of death October 21, 1993
The temperature on October 21, 1993 was between 4.5 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 2 » Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
January 7 » The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as President.
March 11 » Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
March 20 » The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
November 17 » United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
December 7 » Long Island Rail Road shooting: Passenger Colin Ferguson murders six people and injures 19 others on the LIRR in Nassau County, New York.
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