February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
Day of marriage April 9, 1925
The temperature on April 9, 1925 was between 2.1 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
April 16 » During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
April 18 » The International Amateur Radio Union is formed in Paris.
May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
Day of death March 19, 1979
The temperature on March 19, 1979 was between -1.0 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
February 13 » An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a ⁄2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
March 16 » Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
May 9 » Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran.
September 1 » The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 kilometres (13,000mi).
October 21 » Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.
December 16 » Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.
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