January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
Day of death April 21, 1939
The temperature on April 21, 1939 was between 4.5 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
March 17 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins.
March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
August 15 » Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at Neuhammer. Thirteen of them crash and burn.
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