January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of marriage March 1, 1927
The temperature on March 1, 1927 was between 5.1 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
May 27 » The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
June 26 » The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.
July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
August 1 » The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
December 19 » Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.
Day of death October 26, 1942
The temperature on October 26, 1942 was between 5.8 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
February 15 » World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
April 23 » World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
May 9 » Holocaust: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast, Ukraine). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported.
May 30 » World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany.
November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
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