February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
Day of marriage May 3, 1925
The temperature on May 3, 1925 was between 3.8 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
April 16 » During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
May 5 » Scopes Trial: Serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
September 3 » USSShenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
October 30 » John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.
Day of death January 21, 1976
The temperature on January 21, 1976 was between 6.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 1 » A bomb explodes on board Middle East Airlines Flight 438 over Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 81 people on board.
April 2 » Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
April 13 » Forty workers die in an explosion at the Lapua ammunition factory, the deadliest accidental disaster in modern history in Finland.
May 15 » Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes in Viktorovka, Chernihiv Raion, killing all 52 people on board.
November 15 » René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.
December 3 » An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica just two days before the "Smile Jamaica", a free concert.
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