February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
July 2 » Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
Day of marriage August 7, 1922
The temperature on August 7, 1922 was between 10.9 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
February 28 » The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
June 1 » The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded.
August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
September 9 » The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna.
September 11 » The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
November 1 » Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate: The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
Day of death February 27, 1991
The temperature on February 27, 1991 was between 0.5 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 9 » Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
February 18 » The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London.
June 26 » Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
September 6 » The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
September 9 » Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
October 18 » The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
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