The temperature on February 3, 1908 was between -3.6 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
Day of death January 13, 1909
The temperature on January 13, 1909 was between -1.0 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
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 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
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