February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
July 2 » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
Day of marriage May 8, 1922
The temperature on May 8, 1922 was between 4.6 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
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.
March 26 » The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
June 24 » The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
June 28 » The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
July 20 » The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
August 27 » Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
August 30 » Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence").
Day of death October 21, 1970
The temperature on October 21, 1970 was between 5.6 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
February 11 » Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.
May 14 » Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction.
July 23 » Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war.
November 4 » Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam.
December 2 » The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
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