The temperature on June 27, 1909 was between 6.8 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
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.
September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
Day of marriage May 12, 1934
The temperature on May 12, 1934 was between 11.7 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 26 » The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
July 5 » "Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
July 20 » West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
October 22 » In East Liverpool, Ohio, FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
November 30 » The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100mph.
Day of death January 28, 1997
The temperature on January 28, 1997 was between -0.2 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
February 4 » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
May 15 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
July 23 » Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
December 24 » The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.
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