The temperature on June 6, 1930 was between 9.8 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
February 16 » The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.
April 6 » At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
June 9 » A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
August 16 » The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
Day of marriage May 11, 1955
The temperature on May 11, 1955 was between 3.1 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
Day of death May 3, 1968
The temperature on May 3, 1968 was between 6.5 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 5 » Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring".
January 22 » Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
March 16 » General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
April 10 » The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
July 1 » Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
October 12 » Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
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