The temperature on October 4, 1909 was between 13.7 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 25.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
April 27 » Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
Day of marriage June 15, 1934
The temperature on June 15, 1934 was between 10.9 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
February 9 » The Balkan Entente is formed.
February 21 » Augusto Sandino is executed.
April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
September 21 » A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than three thousand people.
Day of death October 17, 1996
The temperature on October 17, 1996 was between 3.6 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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January 31 » An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400.
August 6 » The Ramones played their farewell concert at The Palace, Los Angeles, CA.
August 31 » Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
September 21 » The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress.
September 24 » Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
October 2 » Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
Day of burial October 22, 1996
The temperature on October 22, 1996 was between 3.7 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
June 13 » The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
June 25 » The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
July 27 » In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
August 6 » The Ramones played their farewell concert at The Palace, Los Angeles, CA.
November 23 » Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
November 25 » An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.
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