The temperature on June 9, 1904 was between 5.0 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
Day of marriage May 28, 1931
The temperature on May 28, 1931 was between 11.5 °C and 28.0 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 23 » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian independence movement.
March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
Day of death September 30, 1986
The temperature on September 30, 1986 was between 10.0 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 3 » The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.
March 4 » The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
August 6 » A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
September 7 » Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
October 10 » A 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shakes El Salvador, killing 1,500.
November 25 » The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.
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