February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Day of marriage December 9, 1921
The temperature on December 9, 1921 was between 0.2 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (66%). 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.
January 9 » Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
May 3 » West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
September 21 » A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.
October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
November 4 » Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
Day of death August 2, 1978
The temperature on August 2, 1978 was between 12.8 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 19 » The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.
February 8 » Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
February 17 » The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.
March 16 » Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time.
July 7 » The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
December 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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