June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
Day of marriage August 6, 1935
The temperature on August 6, 1935 was between 9.8 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.
March 21 » Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.
June 3 » One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa.
June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
June 12 » A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.
December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
Day of death March 23, 1943
The temperature on March 23, 1943 was between -0.8 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 18 » World War II: The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement.
July 4 » World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives.
July 12 » German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
July 22 » World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
November 5 » World War II: Bombing of the Vatican.
December 5 » World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.
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