The temperature on March 10, 1904 was between 1.5 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 8 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
Day of marriage October 20, 1927
The temperature on October 20, 1927 was between 3.5 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
August 1 » The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
September 7 » The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
December 3 » Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
December 11 » Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet.
Day of death June 15, 1968
The temperature on June 15, 1968 was between 13.2 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
April 4 » Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
June 30 » Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
October 11 » NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission.
October 16 » Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.
November 17 » Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
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