The temperature on August 6, 1909 was between 10.3 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
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.
March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
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 May 26, 1947
The temperature on May 26, 1947 was between 8.7 °C and 25.8 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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