The temperature on June 2, 1904 was between 10.6 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
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.
June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
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 death December 10, 1947
The temperature on December 10, 1947 was between -1.8 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
April 16 » Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
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