March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
Day of marriage November 2, 1922
The temperature on November 2, 1922 was between 2.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 4 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.
June 28 » The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
August 26 » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
October 27 » A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
November 24 » Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.
December 27 » Japanese aircraft carrierHōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
Day of death March 12, 1970
The temperature on March 12, 1970 was between 1.0 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 21 » The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
April 13 » An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
May 26 » The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
September 7 » Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
December 15 » Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.
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