January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
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.
August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of marriage May 21, 1928
The temperature on May 21, 1928 was between 6.6 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
Day of death July 2, 1961
The temperature on July 2, 1961 was between 18.5 °C and 32.2 °C and averaged 25.2 °C. There was 13.9 hours of sunshine (83%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
July 4 » On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years.
July 12 » Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.
September 18 » CONCACAF is established as the governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
October 1 » East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
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