February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
Day of marriage May 25, 1927
The temperature on May 25, 1927 was between 4.8 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
April 7 » The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
May 27 » The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
July 4 » First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
September 7 » The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
Day of death December 8, 1982
The temperature on December 8, 1982 was between 3.9 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 26 » A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
April 21 » Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
May 2 » Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMSConqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
September 20 » Football players begin a 57-day strike during the 1982 NFL season.
November 30 » Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller, is released worldwide, ultimately to become the best-selling record album in history.
December 2 » At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
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