February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Day of marriage June 27, 1923
The temperature on June 27, 1923 was between 6.0 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
October 15 » The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
Day of death May 14, 1960
The temperature on May 14, 1960 was between 10.6 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 19 » Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
May 3 » The Off-Broadway musical comedy The Fantasticks opens in New York City's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time.
September 2 » The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
October 4 » An airliner crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people.
December 15 » King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
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