In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
July 6 » Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.
Day of marriage September 27, 1914
The temperature on September 27, 1914 was between 9.0 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
July 23 » Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Day of death July 25, 1967
The temperature on July 25, 1967 was between 9.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
January 23 » Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
March 26 » Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
June 9 » Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
July 1 » Merger Treaty: The European Community is formally created out of a merger with the Common Market, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Commission.
September 1 » The Khmer–Chinese Friendship Association is banned in Cambodia.
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