"Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLZH-6SF5 : 16 November 2020), Johannes Gerardus van Aken, Birth 30 Nov 1909, Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Nederland; from database, openarchives (https://www.openarch.nl : 2016); citing Registers van geboorteakten, archive 15321, inventory number 1178, record number; Registers van geboorteakten; Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLZH-6SF5
The temperature on November 29, 1909 was between 7.5 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
September 23 » The novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera), by Gaston Leroux, is published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
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