The temperature on October 20, 1909 was between 9.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
Day of marriage April 16, 1947
The temperature on April 16, 1947 was between 8.0 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 28 » February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
Day of death December 10, 1996
The temperature on December 10, 1996 was between -1.0 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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January 27 » In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
February 1 » The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
February 10 » IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
April 1 » The government of Nova Scotia amalgamated the City of Halifax and the over 200 communities around the area to create the Halifax Regional Municipality.
September 21 » The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress.
December 10 » The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
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