February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Day of death July 18, 1997
The temperature on July 18, 1997 was between 12.7 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 20.3 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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March 9 » Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
April 13 » Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
June 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
July 23 » Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
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