June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
June 22 » Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of marriage October 26, 1934
The temperature on October 26, 1934 was between 9.5 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
August 22 » Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
September 26 » The ocean liner RMSQueen Mary is launched.
October 16 » Chinese Communists begin the Long March to escape Nationalist encirclement.
November 23 » An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
Day of death October 20, 1993
The temperature on October 20, 1993 was between -1.4 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 7 » Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
March 7 » The tugboat Thomas Hebert sank off the coast of New Jersey, USA.
March 24 » Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
August 9 » The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
October 30 » The Troubles: Loyalists carry out a mass shooting at a Halloween party in Greysteel, Northern Ireland, killing six Catholics and two Protestants.
November 23 » Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year.
Day of burial October 25, 1993
The temperature on October 25, 1993 was between 6.6 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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