January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
Day of marriage May 22, 1926
The temperature on May 22, 1926 was between 8.8 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
Day of death March 26, 1964
The temperature on March 26, 1964 was between 4.0 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 6 » Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
April 11 » Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected President by the National Congress.
May 29 » The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
September 21 » Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth.
September 27 » The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
October 16 » Leonid Brezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while Alexei Kosygin becomes the head of government.
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