The temperature on May 9, 1910 was between -0.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
February 8 » The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
October 5 » In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
October 11 » Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
Day of marriage August 31, 1932
The temperature on August 31, 1932 was between 12.8 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
November 8 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
Day of death May 2, 1983
The temperature on May 2, 1983 was between 7.3 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 1 » First collection of twelve Swatch models was introduced in Zürich, Switzerland.
April 4 » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space.
April 12 » Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
September 12 » A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.
September 26 » Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.
November 7 » United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.
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