The temperature on July 26, 1910 was between 11.2 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 19.6 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
November 14 » Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.
November 23 » Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
Day of marriage January 24, 1940
The temperature on January 24, 1940 was between -10.6 °C and -3.5 °C and averaged -7.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
March 12 » Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia.
June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
August 31 » Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
September 12 » An explosion at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil, New Jersey kills 51 people and injures over 200.
October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
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