The temperature on February 14, 1904 was between 3.7 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
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.
Day of marriage September 24, 1935
The temperature on September 24, 1935 was between 6.2 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
March 16 » Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
April 1 » India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India, is formed.
October 3 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.
December 9 » The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded for the first time. The winner is halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
Day of death May 31, 1964
The temperature on May 31, 1964 was between 11.7 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 13.1 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
September 13 » Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
October 1 » Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
October 29 » A collection of irreplaceable gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves (among them is "Murph the surf") from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
December 24 » Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.
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