February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
Day of marriage October 27, 1925
The temperature on October 27, 1925 was between 9.2 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
January 3 » Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
May 15 » Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.
September 3 » USSShenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
Day of death January 14, 1997
The temperature on January 14, 1997 was between -2.3 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
January 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
April 18 » The Red River flood begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
July 2 » The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
September 3 » Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
December 19 » SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104.
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