May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
Day of marriage February 5, 1926
The temperature on February 5, 1926 was between 2.9 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
Day of death November 14, 1978
The temperature on November 14, 1978 was between 5.1 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 28 » The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
May 4 » The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
July 10 » President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
August 19 » In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.
November 3 » Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
November 17 » The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
Day of burial November 18, 1978
The temperature on November 18, 1978 was between 8.4 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 19 » The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.
January 24 » Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
May 25 » The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
June 28 » The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
July 10 » President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
July 25 » Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
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