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.
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.
May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
Day of marriage July 27, 1922
The temperature on July 27, 1922 was between 8.2 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
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.
February 8 » United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
April 20 » The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
May 10 » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
October 27 » A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
October 28 » Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
Day of death October 31, 1976
The temperature on October 31, 1976 was between 3.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 3 » The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.
January 4 » The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen would shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
January 21 » Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
February 4 » In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.
April 9 » The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.
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