January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
Day of marriage September 2, 1927
The temperature on September 2, 1927 was between 12.7 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 27 » Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
May 22 » Near Xining, China, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake causes 200,000 deaths in one of the world's most destructive earthquakes.
August 16 » The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Day of death December 5, 1962
The temperature on December 5, 1962 was between -9.0 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged -5.0 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for.
March 4 » A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 - the worst crash of a DC-7.
March 29 » Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11⁄2 day constitutional crisis.
May 19 » A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
November 24 » The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.
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