In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
March 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
Day of marriage April 19, 1907
The temperature on April 19, 1907 was between 0.6 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.
Day of death June 27, 1961
The temperature on June 27, 1961 was between 9.5 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
January 11 » Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
March 1 » Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
May 9 » FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow gives his Wasteland Speech.
July 25 » Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
October 1 » The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.
Day of burial July 1, 1961
The temperature on July 1, 1961 was between 15.2 °C and 31.5 °C and averaged 23.8 °C. There was 14.8 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
May 28 » Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
July 23 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
September 10 » In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.
November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
December 31 » RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
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