February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of marriage October 9, 1941
The temperature on October 9, 1941 was between 13.9 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 18.8 mm of rain during 10.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 10 » World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.
March 4 » World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commando raid.
May 15 » Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
May 31 » Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
December 25 » Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.
December 25 » World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
Day of death December 16, 1970
The temperature on December 16, 1970 was between -2.0 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 17 » Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
May 9 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.
June 21 » Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
August 9 » LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
September 16 » King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict which became to be known as Black September.
December 2 » The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
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