April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
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 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
Day of death October 24, 1976
The temperature on October 24, 1976 was between 8.7 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1 » A bomb explodes on board Middle East Airlines Flight 438 over Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 81 people on board.
January 15 » Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison.
April 7 » Member of Parliament and suspected spy John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party (UK) after being arrested for faking his own death.
August 7 » Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars.
September 19 » Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object, when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal.
October 20 » The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
Day of burial October 29, 1976
The temperature on October 29, 1976 was between 6.0 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
June 25 » Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
September 3 » Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
September 19 » Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object, when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal.
October 6 » Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
October 13 » The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
December 2 » Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
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