The temperature on March 8, 1910 was between -0.7 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
November 7 » The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.
Day of death September 26, 1997
The temperature on September 26, 1997 was between 9.0 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
May 17 » Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
May 25 » A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma.
July 6 » The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
December 29 » Hong Kong begins to kill all the city's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
Day of burial October 1, 1997
The temperature on October 1, 1997 was between 15.5 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 7.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
May 10 » The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.
June 10 » Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
September 7 » Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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