The temperature on June 2, 1909 was between 9.4 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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.
May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
Day of marriage October 5, 1938
The temperature on October 5, 1938 was between 7.9 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 18.3 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
October 5 » In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
October 14 » The first flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
Day of death March 26, 1965
The temperature on March 26, 1965 was between 5.0 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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