January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
Day of marriage June 22, 1939
The temperature on June 22, 1939 was between 16.2 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 21.5 °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
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
March 15 » Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
August 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
Day of death July 22, 1978
The temperature on July 22, 1978 was between 5.3 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
February 6 » The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
June 9 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
November 23 » The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
December 6 » Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
December 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
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