June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
September 6 » Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
Day of marriage March 25, 1922
The temperature on March 25, 1922 was between -0.1 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
April 24 » The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
May 10 » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
September 11 » The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
September 18 » The Kingdom of Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations.
October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
November 4 » In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Day of death April 4, 1977
The temperature on April 4, 1977 was between -1.5 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
May 1 » Thirty-six people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.
July 13 » Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
September 7 » The Torrijos–Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.
October 17 » The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
November 14 » During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
December 25 » Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.
Day of burial April 8, 1977
The temperature on April 8, 1977 was between -1.6 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 16 » Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.
May 9 » Hotel Polen fire: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.
August 4 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
August 13 » Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
September 4 » The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.
October 17 » The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
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