January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
Day of marriage August 25, 1925
The temperature on August 25, 1925 was between 14.8 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 13.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
January 30 » The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.
February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
March 16 » An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.
April 4 » The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi party in Germany.
May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
Day of death April 2, 1961
The temperature on April 2, 1961 was between 4.6 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 12.9 mm of rain during 15.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars.
February 12 » The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus.
April 25 » Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
July 20 » French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
September 16 » Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
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