The temperature on June 10, 1909 was between 5.6 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
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 26 » Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
Day of death January 18, 1974
The temperature on January 18, 1974 was between 8.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
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