January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
Day of marriage June 18, 1932
The temperature on June 18, 1932 was between 9.0 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
September 10 » The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.
September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.
September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
Day of death February 12, 1978
The temperature on February 12, 1978 was between -4.5 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 18 » The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
March 2 » Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.
July 10 » ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
September 8 » Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 700–3000 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.
December 10 » Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
December 27 » Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.
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