The temperature on September 30, 1904 was between 9.5 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
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.
Day of death July 14, 1980
The temperature on July 14, 1980 was between 10.3 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 17.8 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
February 17 » First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.
March 18 » A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
May 13 » An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
May 17 » On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
July 30 » Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
October 26 » The Peter Muhlenberg Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated.
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