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United States Census, 1930, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDQ-K3X : accessed 13 December 2016), John L Spry in household of John Spry, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration / Familysearch.org
The average temperature on December 23, 1912 was 3.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
Day of marriage April 24, 1934
The temperature on April 24, 1934 was between 4.8 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
May 21 » Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
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.
August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
Day of death January 29, 1988
The temperature on January 29, 1988 was between 4.9 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
June 1 » European Central Bank is founded in Brussels.
July 6 » The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
August 21 » The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
August 31 » Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14.
October 7 » A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.
November 2 » The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
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