June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death August 11, 1912
The temperature on August 11, 1912 was between 8.4 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
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