February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
Day of marriage December 11, 1924
The temperature on December 11, 1924 was between -3.6 °C and -1.8 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
February 14 » The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
March 3 » The 407-year-old Islamic caliphate is abolished, when Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman Caliphate is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk.
April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
Day of death April 27, 1978
The temperature on April 27, 1978 was between 5.2 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 15 » Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
August 22 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua.
September 25 » PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
November 17 » The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
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 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
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