January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
Day of marriage December 16, 1927
The temperature on December 16, 1927 was between -12.1 °C and -3.4 °C and averaged -7.8 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
May 26 » The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
August 1 » The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
October 4 » Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore.
December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
Day of death March 2, 1942
The temperature on March 2, 1942 was between -1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 11 » Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.
July 6 » Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
July 23 » Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
July 27 » World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
August 19 » World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.
August 24 » World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USSEnterprise is heavily damaged.
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