February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
June 27 » The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
December 28 » The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
Day of marriage May 10, 1926
The temperature on May 10, 1926 was between 4.4 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
Day of death November 18, 1971
The temperature on November 18, 1971 was between 1.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 15.7 mm of rain during 15.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 19 » Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders.
May 13 » Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus are murdered in the Demra massacre.
August 22 » J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.
September 11 » The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
November 21 » Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
Day of burial November 22, 1971
The temperature on November 22, 1971 was between 1.0 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president.
February 11 » Cold War: the Seabed Arms Control Treaty opened for signature outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.
March 29 » My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
July 5 » The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
July 15 » The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
November 28 » Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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