The temperature on April 24, 1909 was between 6.5 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 19.8 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
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.
October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
Day of death August 29, 1910
The temperature on August 29, 1910 was between 13.0 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
September 22 » The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
November 14 » Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.
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