January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
January 24 » Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
Day of marriage April 2, 1937
The temperature on April 2, 1937 was between 3.4 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
May 7 » Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
July 6 » Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
Day of death March 5, 1995
The temperature on March 5, 1995 was between 0.6 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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May 13 » Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
May 28 » The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake shook the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
September 19 » The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto.
October 25 » A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
November 12 » Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence was reached.
December 10 » The Israeli army withdraws from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord.
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