April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of marriage November 15, 1919
The temperature on November 15, 1919 was between -4.7 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -2.7 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
June 2 » Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
July 23 » Prince Regent Aleksander Karađorđević signs the decree establishing the University of Ljubljana
September 10 » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
December 26 » Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.
Day of death August 21, 1972
The temperature on August 21, 1972 was between 10.6 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
January 13 » Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.
January 30 » Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
February 28 » China–United States relations: The United States and China sign the Shanghai Communiqué.
March 2 » The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
April 22 » Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
September 29 » China–Japan relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
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