February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
Day of marriage August 23, 1935
The temperature on August 23, 1935 was between 15.6 °C and 29.2 °C and averaged 22.0 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
May 14 » The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
June 11 » Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
September 2 » The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
September 24 » Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
December 9 » Student protests in Beiping (now Beijing)'s Tiananmen Square, dispersed by government.
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