The temperature on August 22, 1910 was between 9.7 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.
May 4 » The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
August 20 » Extremely dry and windy weather in the Inland Northwest of the United States causes several small wildfires to coalesce into the Great Fire of 1910, burning approximately 3million acres (12,000km) and killing 87 people.
October 11 » Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
October 20 » The hull of the RMSOlympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
October 21 » HMSNiobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Day of marriage October 22, 1936
The temperature on October 22, 1936 was between 10.9 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
April 5 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
Day of death November 29, 1970
The temperature on November 29, 1970 was between 6.2 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 10 » Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
August 15 » Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.
November 13 » Bhola cyclone: A 150-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night.
November 21 » Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
December 17 » Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
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