January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
Day of marriage October 11, 1919
The temperature on October 11, 1919 was between -1.9 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 15 » Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.
May 8 » Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
July 11 » The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.
November 11 » Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
Day of death April 10, 1959
The temperature on April 10, 1959 was between 2.3 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
February 17 » Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
September 26 » Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
November 21 » American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
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