February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
July 29 » In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.
Day of death October 9, 1974
The temperature on October 9, 1974 was between 2.1 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 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.
January 6 » In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
February 22 » The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
July 30 » Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
September 18 » Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
November 22 » The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
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