July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
Day of death June 16, 1973
The temperature on June 16, 1973 was between 7.7 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
May 29 » Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.
July 10 » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
September 28 » The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile.
October 14 » In the Thammasat student uprising, over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government. Seventy-seven are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
October 19 » President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
November 22 » The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
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