January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
April 3 » The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
June 20 » The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.
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.
Day of marriage October 12, 1922
The temperature on October 12, 1922 was between 2.6 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
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.
February 28 » The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
June 16 » General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority.
September 30 » The University of Alabama opens the American football season with a 110–0 victory over the Marion Military Institute, which still stands as Alabama's record for largest margin of victory and as their only 100 point game.
October 19 » British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
November 15 » At least 300 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Day of death July 31, 1971
The temperature on July 31, 1971 was between 12.3 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 27 » Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions.
March 18 » Peru: a landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
August 5 » The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
August 10 » The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
September 11 » The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
December 7 » The Battle of Sylhet is fought between the Pakistani military and the Mukti Bahini.
Day of burial August 3, 1971
The temperature on August 3, 1971 was between 15.0 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 17 » The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
June 13 » Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
July 15 » The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
August 15 » President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
October 28 » Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
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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