The temperature on September 4, 1904 was between 8.2 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
Day of death January 23, 1965
The temperature on January 23, 1965 was between -0.8 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 18 » The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
June 9 » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
August 18 » Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
November 11 » Southern Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith unilaterally declares the colony independent as the unrecognised state of Rhodesia
December 3 » The Beatles release highly successful and influential experimental folk album Rubber Soul.
December 4 » The Grateful Dead's first concert performance under this new name.
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