February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
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 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
Day of marriage October 6, 1927
The temperature on October 6, 1927 was between 6.0 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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