The temperature on September 7, 1909 was between 10.0 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
February 26 » Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Day of death March 10, 2000
The temperature on March 10, 2000 was between 0.7 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 21 » Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
March 27 » A Phillips Petroleum plant explosion in Pasadena, Texas kills one person and injures 71 others.
May 17 » Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
October 1 » Israel-Palestinian conflict: Palestinians protest the murder of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah by the Israeli police in northern Israel, beginning the "October 2000 events".
October 17 » The Hatfield rail crash leads to the collapse of Railtrack.
November 30 » NASA launches STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission.
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