The temperature on May 30, 1904 was between 12.4 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
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.
July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
Day of marriage June 30, 1925
The temperature on June 30, 1925 was between 8.7 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
May 14 » Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
Day of death March 2, 1936
The temperature on March 2, 1936 was between -0.7 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
March 29 » Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).
Day of burial March 7, 1936
The temperature on March 7, 1936 was between -2.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
December 23 » Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.
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