March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
March 24 » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Day of marriage August 30, 1927
The temperature on August 30, 1927 was between 12.1 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 9 » A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
June 27 » Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference.
August 27 » Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
September 22 » Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
Day of death February 26, 1982
The temperature on February 26, 1982 was between -7.2 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly 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, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 29 » The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
May 29 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
September 16 » Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.
September 18 » The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon comes to an end.
October 20 » During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
November 3 » The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan by kills 150–2000 people.
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