April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
Day of marriage April 23, 1931
The temperature on April 23, 1931 was between 4.0 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 11 » Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.
Day of death March 29, 1975
The temperature on March 29, 1975 was between -0.9 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 8 » Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.
May 30 » European Space Agency is established.
June 20 » The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters".
July 6 » The Comoros declares independence from France.
July 27 » Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead.
December 29 » A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74.
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