May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
Day of marriage May 17, 1913
The temperature on May 17, 1913 was between 7.1 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.
Day of death October 4, 1934
The temperature on October 4, 1934 was between 11.8 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 6 » Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
July 11 » Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
July 25 » The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt.
August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
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