The temperature on October 20, 1909 was between 9.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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.
April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
April 27 » Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Day of marriage November 26, 1936
The temperature on November 26, 1936 was between -0.6 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
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