The temperature on January 13, 1909 was between -1.0 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
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.
March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
Day of marriage April 30, 1936
The temperature on April 30, 1936 was between 6.0 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
Day of death March 20, 1960
The temperature on March 20, 1960 was between -2.0 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.
February 13 » With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
March 9 » Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis.
May 1 » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; also known as "Maharashtra Day".
July 11 » France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina) and Niger.
October 4 » An airliner crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people.
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